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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: idris umar <idrisumar2_2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:20:13 +0100 (BST)
Subject: I EXPECTED YOUR RESPOND.


Sir/Madam,

It is of good interest for me to contact you following our conclusion to seek for the possibilities to transfer over invoice Funds into a foreign account for our benefit.

In this respect, we are civil servants and we are not allowed to own or operate any foreign account due to our code of conduct in the civil service. I want to use this opportunity to appeal to you for your assistance in order to secure the said amount.

The subject amount was recovered from the Audit Department for contract payment over invoiced value. The original contractors have received their payment leaving behind the amount as our commission during the year of contract since year 2005.

If you are willing to collaborate with us in this transaction, then we shall be ready to transcribe the payment information in the name of your company or personally as the beneficiary of fund. Therefore, the payment voucher will be raised in confidence
for the clearance and prompt payment to any account you will provide.
note the money to be transfer is $21.5 million us dollars.twenty one million five hundred thousand us dollars intact in a suspect account in the bank here waiting for foreign account for next approval for effective of the transferinto a new account detail, all modalities are in place for easy and effective transfer of the money but all we need is a geniune person being it woman or man an honest person that will assist to keep this money for us and the person will be dully rewarded
with a 25% of the total amount once the money is receive by you and the ratio shared 5% will be set aside for any expenses that may occure if at all any expenses comes out. and then 70% is for us as we will like to invest in any foreign country of our choice..

Meantime, we shall require your urgent answer to this mail by forwarding your phone number,full name and address, your banking information including their contact phone and fax number so that we can get all information secured in your name without delay.

With due respect,I shall be happy to work with you once you
indicate your willingness to help in this matter.and my private secure phone number for this transaction will be sent to you immediatly.

I wait for your mail.

Yours faithfully,
Dr IDRIS UMAR

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