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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: "AHMED BIN QUDUS" <ahmedbin_qudus@yahoo.com.sg> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:50:37 +0800
Subject: Business proposal

Dear friend

I crave your indulgence knowing,that this letter
will meet you well with supprise to you because,
we have never engaged in any previous dealings.

I am Barrister AHMED BIN QUDUS,
an attorney at law and the accredited legal
representative to a Deceased Client of mine,who here
in after shall be referred to as my Late client.

He died as a result of heart-related condition
in February 2003.

I have contacted you to assist in the claim of
the funds left behind by my late client,
before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by
the custodian bank where this Fund valued at:
Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars,
was deposited (US$5 .5 million USD).

This bank has issued me a notice to contact his Next
of kin,or have the account confiscated.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent in presenting
you as the next of kin(beneficiary)to my late client's Estates,
since you have the Same Last Name,so that the proceeds of this
account can be remitted into your account as a foreign partner.

Then I will meet up with you in your country and we can both share the
funding on a mutually agreed percentage 60% for me and 40% for
you as a foriegn partner.

All legal documentations to back up your claims as my
late client's next of kin will be provided by me.

All I require is your absolute honesty,co-operation
and total adherence to my instructions,to enable us transfer
this funds into your account smoothly.

This transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement,
which will protect you and me from any violation of the law.

If this proposition offends your moral ethics,do accept my sincere apology.
but if it pleases you,then contact me with urgency via
this email address indicating you real contact informations viz:

1.Personal phone number and fax numbers.

2.your Identifications for me to know whom you are,
and whom I am dealing with.

I shall await your immediate response.

Yours faithfully,

Barr.AHMED BIN QUDUS.
(LLB HONS)




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