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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: p_tito2001@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:59:06 -0800
Subject: Transfer of Money to Your Account

>From Mr. Pascal Tito
External Auditor attached to a Bank in South-Africa
Telephone: +27 73 728 6010
Email: p_tito2001@yahoo.com

Compliments, with genuine, sincere Intentions I seek to make contact with you and acquaint myself with you for mutual benefit towards overcoming a Dilemma regarding certain funds left behind in an Investment Account.

I have contacted you for the Following Reasons;

[1] I cannot invest this Money on my Own Overseas without assistance of a foreigner

[2] As an Official I cannot enter claims of this money in my name as it must be released to a foreign partner/Foreign Beneficiary.

[3]The Amount is claimable with submission of Application Claims Forms.

[4] The Committee responsible for giving Approval has a mandate to release Dormant Funds.

[5] Please if not interested, discard this Letter in order to safeguard this money, this is why I have not given the Bank Name, or name of the deceased Owner.

FACTS OF THIS PROPOSAL

The sum of Money involved in this Dormant Account is £5,218,140.25(FIVE MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY BRITISH POUNDS).

I will inform you of your percentage after I receive a Favorable and positive feedback from you.

Please contact me with the Following;

[1] Your Full Names (In Order to Obtain the Application Letter and Application Form on your behalf)
[2] Your Telephone and Fax Numbers .
[3] Your Age
[4] Your Occupation

I will get in touch with you afterwards; this proposal is for Mutual Financial Benefit and not to mis-lead you.

Thank you and Best Regards,


Mr. Pascal Tito
Reply to: p_tito2001@yahoo.com


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