joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Alima Galiba" <billmail@purcell.biz>
Reply-To: alimagaliba@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:24:05 +0100
Subject: FOR YOUR GOOD EFFORT

Hello my good friend.
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?, You may not
understand why this mail came to you.But if you do not remember me, you
might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar
business proposal which we never concluded.
I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar
business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from
Germany who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion.

I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into
your account due to one reason or the other best known to you.But I want
to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank
to my new partner's account in Germany that was capable of assisting me
in this great venture.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness You showed during
the course of the transaction.I want to compensate you and show my gratitude
to you with the sum of $1,200,000.00, I have left a certified international
bank draft for you worth of $1,200,000.00 cashable anywhere in the world.
My dear friend I will like you to contact my Account Officer with African
Development Bank Plc Mr Nicholas Ebube. on his direct email address at:[nicholasebube2009@hotmail.fr
] for the collection of your bank draft.I authorized him to release the
Bank Draft to you whenever you contact him regarding for it.

At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects, which
I and the new partner are having at hand.Please I will like you to accept
this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart,Also comply
with Mr Nicholas Ebube directives so that he will send the draft to you
without any delay.
CONTACT: Mr Nicholas Ebube.

Account Officer,
Cotonou, Benin Republic,
His email address:[ nicholasebube2009@hotmail.fr]
Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number/your
correct mailing address where you want him to send the draft to you.
Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Hoping to hear from you
Dr.Alima GALIBA




Anti-fraud resources: