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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: mack louis <macklouis8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barristermacklouis2010@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 13:06:09 -0400
Subject: To whom it may concern



Barrister macklouis % AssociateEfang Avenue, Port Road Uyo Nigeria send me reply by :(barristermacklouis2@yahoo.co.ukPlease permit my unsolicited mail I am barrister mack louis the personal attorney to MR Phillip Boman, I need a honest and trusted person to work with according to the information he gave to me last week All I need is your full maximum support and cooperation to enable us achieve this transaction.

information from MR Phillip Boman I here by contact you personally concerning the situation in my bank. In order to transfer out {us$ 28,000,000} twenty-eight million us dollars, I have the courage to look for a reliable and honest person who will be capable for this important business believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.I am MR phillip boman , the Regional computing auditor of (Finanace Credit union Bank Of nigeria). There is an account opened in this bank in 2006 and since then nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some old files in the records I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be for feited for nothing according to nigeria laws and act of 2004, the money will be reverted to this country government treasury account after 6 years if there is no valid claim. I need a foreign partner that will present as a relative to this late man. I concluded to transfer this money overseas for proper investment that will benefit me. The owner of this account is Mr. Clinton Jones, a foreigner, and a Miner at Kruger Gold Co. a geologist by profession and he died since 2006. No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that this company does not know anything about this account and the amount involved is us$28,000,000 twenty-eight million dollars. I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account because the money is in US dollars and the former owner of the account Mr. Clinton Jones is a foreigner too. I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before, we will sign agreement, but be sure that it is real and a fund. I only got your contact address from my secretary during a normal routine search, I believe in God that you will never let me down in this business, you are the only person that I have contacted in this business, so please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take urgently. Send also your private telephone and fax number. I want us to meet face to face or sign a binding agreement to bind us together so that you can receive this money into a foreign account or any account of your choice where the fund will be safe. I am contacting you because of the need to involve a foreigner with foreign account and foreign beneficiary.I need your full co-operation to make this work fine. Because the management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you later immediately, if you are able and capable to handle such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions and advice for our mutual benefit. I need a truthful person in this business because I don't want to make mistake and I need your strong assurance and trust. With my position now in the office I can transfer this money to any foreigner's reliable account that you can provide with assurance that this money will be intact pending my physical arrival in your country for sharing. I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this money leaving no trace to any place. You can also come to discuss with me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence. I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign exchange departments. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 40% of the total amount, 50% 10% will be for the expenses, will be for me and my family, and I look forward to your earliest reply through my email.address:barristermacklouis2@yahoo.co.ukYours truly,MR Phillip BomanFinanace Credit Nnion Bank OF nigeriaNOTE: All reply regarding this transaction should please send to my private email address barristermacklouis2@yahoo.co.uk

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