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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: michealmazini1@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:15:07 +0000
Subject: URGENT AND PRIVATE

From: Mr. Micheal Mazini
Add: Elsa-DRC field office
2nd floor building, Ruwenzori
Boulevard du Lumumbashi
Democratic Republic of Congo

ATTN: THE MD/CHAIRMAN,

Greetings and how are you today? My name is Mr. Micheal Mazini; I am the Chief Bookkeeper with one of the survived Mortgage & Security Company in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). I got your contact from international directory while searching for a trusted and capable businessman or woman who to partner with me to transfer some money from my country to overseas for investment in real estate or any other lucrative business venture in your country. Please read this mail and reply to me ASAP.

There is an abandoned consignment (Safe Box) with Registration Number CMSC/001965/090 deposited in management of my Authority by a foreigner (Diamond Merchant) during the pick of Congo war early 90‘s and over a decade now the depositor has never come forward to redeem the accrued safekeeping charges or to claim his consignment. Meanwhile, it was just late last year I confirmed that the depositor died in DRC exit boarder town on crossfire.

The consignment was deposited unanimously without any name indicated as Next-of-Kin (Beneficiary) of the consignment and base on the discovery/development, I was compelled to check (SCAN) through the consignment and I discovered large sum of foreign currency (USD) amounted to ($21,000,000.00) Twenty One united state dollars and Rough Diamond and Uncut Tantalite that worth’s reasonable sum.

I am compelled to look for a foreign partner in this matter because the consignment cannot not be released to anybody here because the deceased (Depositor) was a foreigner hence I took the courage to seek your co-operation to re-claim the consignment as the beneficiary instead the Mortgage Company to confiscate it unnecessarily. Meanwhile, I will use my position/influence to transfer the Beneficiary Rights to your name and facilitate the release/shipment of the consignment to you as the final beneficiary then I will travel to meet with you in country for us secure the consignment and share the cash equivalent contained in safe box.

Lastly, the logistics in place is perfect; the Deal will be executed in such legal manner that will not implicate us or breach of any law.

The benefit conditions or sharing ratio is as follow; 60% of the total sum for me, 25% for you, 5% to cover expenses we’re going to incurred during the transaction and 10% to any charitable organization here in DRC or in your own country as sacrifices.

Finally, reply to this mail only if you are interested and supply your contact details with direct contact telephone number and time to call you for us to discuss more in details and seal a deal immediately.

Lastly, treat with absolute confidentiality and very urgent.

Waiting for your earliest response.


Yours truly,

Mr. Micheal Mazini.

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