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"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.

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.James Chima Eze"<jameschima_eze1@myway.com>
Reply-To: jameschima_eze2007@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 07:04:21 -0500 (EST)
Subject: From:Mr james Chima Eze(Reply Me)










From:Mr james Chima EzeThe Manager Credit and foriegn Bills,Regent Bank Nig plc,Victoria Island,Lagos-Nigeria.E-mail: jameschima_eze2007@yahoo.comAttention: Sir/Madam,My name is Mr James Chima Eze,the Manager Credit and Foreign bills of Regent Bank Plc.I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that you will keep this as top secret.Don't be scared or surprised, I am the manager of Regent Bank Plc and I have an opportunity to transfer sum of US$15.5MILLION (FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS) I have the courage to look for a reliable and Honest Person who will be capable for this important business Transaction,believing that you will never let me down either now or in Future.The Account number is 14-255-114 and the owner of this account is ENGR.JOSEPH F.GRILLO,foreigner and he is the Manager of petrol chemical service, a chemical engineer by Proffession. He died in world trade center as a victim of the September 11,2001 Incident that befall the
United State of America, the bank has made series of efforts to contact any of the relatives to claim this money but without success,you can confirm through this website:http://www.september11victims.com/september11Victims/VictimInfo.asp?ID=1260 And my investigation proved to me as well that his company does not know anything about this account.I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but I Don't know any foreigner,I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before,but be sure that it is real And A Genuine business.Hope that you will never let me down in this transaction,at the conclusion of this business,you will be giving 30% of the total amount,70% will be for me. Upon the receipt of your response,I will send you by fax or e-mail the letter of application which you will type sign and send back to our bank to enable us start this transaction. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch
free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for the smooth and easy transfer of this fund has been finalized, this transaction will be complited within ten banking days of recieving your response, after you apply to the bank as a relation to the deceased. When you receive this letter.Kindly send me an e-mail signifying your decision including your private Tel/Fax numbers for quick communication. Send your response to this my confidential email address: jameschima_eze2007@yahoo.comBest Regards,Mr james Chima Eze,The Manager Credit and foriegn Bills,Regent Bank Nig plc.



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