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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:54:50 -0700
Subject: Mr. Ron Busman


FROM THE DESK OF RITA LOUNGE.
AUDITS & ACCOUNTS FOREGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC
WEST AFRICA
PHONE NUMBER +229 98 170880.

I am MRS RITA LOUNGE the Audit Manager & Accounts dept. in the AFRICAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB). I am writing to request your assistance to transfer
the sum of $22.300, 000.00 (Twenty Two Million, Three Hundred Thousand
United States dollars) into your accounts. The above sum belongs to our
deceased customer late Mr. Nicolas Francois from Paris France who died along
with his entire family in the Egyptians plane crash on January 6,2004 and
since then the fund has been in a suspense account.
After my further investigation, I discovered that Mr Nicolas Francois died
with his next of kin and according to the laws and constitution guiding this
banking institution stated that after the expiration of (5) five years, if
no body comes for the claim as the next of kin, the fund will be channel
into national treasury as unclaimed fund.
Because of the static of this transaction I want you to stand as the next of
kin so that our bank will accord you the recognition and have the fund
transfer to your account. The total sum will be shared as follows: 50% for
me, 50% for you and expenses incidental occur during the transfer will be
incur by both of us. The transfer is risk free on both sides hence you are
going to follow my instruction till the fund transfer to your account.
More details information with the text of application form will be forwarded
to you to breakdown, explaining comprehensively what require of you.
Your Full Name............................
Your Sex.................................
Your Age.................................
Thanks
RITA LOUNGE

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