joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "ahamed bello" <ahbello201@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:10:13 -0800
Subject: AJHAJI AHAMED BELLO (CHAMBERS)

From the legal chambers of
barrister( ALHAJI) AHAMED BELLO
3rd flat,no -12 mindombo Ave.
cotonou republic of benin

ATTN;ABD-RU-SHIN

This is an honest work of Allah which i am introducing to
you to undertakeit sincerely and urgently as child of Allah and to obtain
blessing from Allah .

I am barrister AHAMED BELLO a lawyer for late ALHAJI BOUBA
INGI and late ALHADJA MEMUNA JINGI.ALHADJI BOUBA was a chief accountant with
a foriegn oil company-GOLF in nigeria for 8yrs .In 1996 he died with his 3
children in motoraccident and leaving her wife a widow without a child.

They were muslems of the first order who decided in vesting in benin
republic by banking their money in financial bank in benin and errecting 6
duplex
super houses in benin .I am their family lawyer,and all rents are paid into
their account uptill date .

On the 4th of march 1998 ALHADJA MEMUNA JINGI age 71yrs
also died of heart acttack in a private specialist hospital here in midombo
cotonou benin republic. Before her death,she instructed me to collect her
WILL
which was deposited in the bank for a copy to be in my possesion for strict
implementation after her death.

(1)That her property-estate and money in the bank should
not be transferd to her late husband family,being that she is an orphan.
(2)The money in her account now is 28,562,000USdollars
while the cost of the estate is 2,113,000USdollars.

(3)That i should locate a responsible and honest muslem who resides in
anentirely Islamic country to transfer this fund and estate for the
upliftment of Islamic cause.
(4)The beneficiary shold only have 20% of the total money but the rest of
the fund must be used in the name of ALLAH for the construction of a complex
mosque and a modern muslem school.Should they be any balance money left it
should be given to ALHARAMAIN and ALMASJID AL -AQSA CHARITY.

The sign legalised copy of her WILL is in my hambers,
why the original copy is in the bank file.For six yrs now the bank has not
seen any foriegn beneficiary presented by me due to my relaxation in law
execution.Hence,the bank has called my attention to present a recomended
beneficairy to process legal claim of this money and the estate without
delay.otherwise the bank will deposit the money into the bank treasury as an
unclaimed fund.

Through my internate search i got your mail address,that is why i am obliged
to contact you to seek your interest and confiremation,and lay claim of this
money with my legal backing and assistance.

please reply only to =ahbello10@yahoo.com

ALLAH BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
BARRISTER AHAMED BELLO

From the legal chambers of
barrister( ALHAJI) AHAMED BELLO
3rd flat,no -12 mindombo Ave.
cotonou republic of benin

This is an honest work of Allah which i am introducing to
you to undertakeit sincerely and urgently as child of Allah and to obtain
blessing from Allah .

I am barrister AHAMED BELLO a lawyer for late ALHAJI BOUBA
INGI and late ALHADJA MEMUNA JINGI.ALHADJI BOUBA was a chief accountant with
a foriegn oil company-GOLF in nigeria for 8yrs .In 1996 he died with his 3
children in motoraccident and leaving her wife a widow without a child.

They were muslems of the first order who decided in vesting in benin
republic by banking their money in financial bank in benin and errecting 6
duplex
super houses in benin .I am their family lawyer,and all rents are paid into
their account uptill date .

On the 4th of march 1998 ALHADJA MEMUNA JINGI age 71yrs
also died of heart acttack in a private specialist hospital here in midombo
cotonou benin republic. Before her death,she instructed me to collect her
WILL
which was deposited in the bank for a copy to be in my possesion for strict
implementation after her death.

(1)That her property-estate and money in the bank should
not be transferd to her late husband family,being that she is an orphan.
(2)The money in her account now is 28,562,000USdollars
while the cost of the estate is 2,113,000USdollars.

(3)That i should locate a responsible and honest muslem who resides in
anentirely Islamic country to transfer this fund and estate for the
upliftment of Islamic cause.
(4)The beneficiary shold only have 20% of the total money but the rest of
the fund must be used in the name of ALLAH for the construction of a complex
mosque and a modern muslem school.Should they be any balance money left it
should be given to ALHARAMAIN and ALMASJID AL -AQSA CHARITY.

The sign legalised copy of her WILL is in my hambers,
why the original copy is in the bank file.For six yrs now the bank has not
seen any foriegn beneficiary presented by me due to my relaxation in law
execution.Hence,the bank has called my attention to present a recomended
beneficairy to process legal claim of this money and the estate without
delay.otherwise the bank will deposit the money into the bank treasury as an
unclaimed fund.

Through my internate search i got your mail address,that is why i am obliged
to contact you to seek your interest and confiremation,and lay claim of this
money with my legal backing and assistance.

please reply only to =ahbello10@yahoo.com

ALLAH BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
BARRISTER AHAMED BELLO

_________________________________________________________________
Want a degree but can't afford to quit? Top school degrees online - in as
fast as 1 year
http://forms.nextag.com/goto.jsp?url=/serv/main/buyer/education.jsp?doSearch=n&tm=y&search=education_text_links_88_h288c&s=4079&p=5116


Anti-fraud resources: