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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: "James Morgan" <jamesmorgan3343@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:29:08 -0600
Subject: Hi


Dear Sir,
With due respect, trust and humility, I write you this proposal believing
that it will receive the most desired attention from you even as we have not
had any previous correspondence, Although, I am constrained by insufficient
information about you, but I will express in full the main objectives of
this proposal.
I am Mr. Richard Snowe Personal Aide and in-law to the former President of
Liberian Mr. Charles Taylor. I have gotten your contact from times business
directory which was handed over to me by his Excellency Mr. Charles Taylor,
After a keen Study for some one with the potential to be assistive in the
matter expressed to you in this missive. I have decided to send this mail to
know more about your companies and your good self since there was no
previous existing relationship with you. So my enquiries is to finding out
if you will assist us in securing Mr. Taylor’s families fund in a private
account in your country for investment.
Mr. Taylor who resigned his post due to pressure from the International
Community in order to maintain peace in west africam Region of Liberia. His
Excellency who is currently behind bars at a U.N.-backed court in Hague
Netherlands, facing war crimes charges during the country's 1991-2002 civil
war. Liberian Government In conjunction with Sierra Leone Government has
agreed on June 20, 2006 for security reason to Hand him over to U.N War
crime Special Court in Hague, Netherlands.

His Excellency who was arrested on a boarder between Nigeria and Cameroun of
which he instructed me to escape and go back to our home in Nigeria with all
his vital documents so that he could face a U.N.-backed tribunal for war
crime charges which he is now currently facing. But before this new
unfolding events. Though our original plan was after successful crossing to
Cameroun un-noticed from Nigerian , I will proceed to take the task of
arranging for the immediate evacuation of the money in whish he deposited in
the custody of Asset Management Company before it will be discovered by the
International Community or Liberian Government.
See the website for more details:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4860352.stm

Mr. Taylor, while in jail has mandated me to secure the co-operation of a
trust worthy and reliable firm or individual as fund managers to whom he
will entrust certain amount of money to be managed within the period while
he is in jail, on the terms as shall be agreed by both parties. The new
government in Liberia lead by Mrs. Ellen Johnson-Sir leaf has initiated
moves to probe Mr. Taylor’s governance while in office with a view of
recovering his assets and deposits and repatriating such to the country.
On the wake of hostilities in Liberia and the break out of war between the
rebels and the allied forces, the Liberian government being under an arms
embargo by the U.N could not import arms officially, so Mr. Taylor resolved
to illegal arms deal from one of the West African Country, which was
transacted by cash monies, within this period, he succeeded in depositing a
total sum of (USD$115 Million) only, in cash money derived from the arms
dealing in the custody of Asset Management Company in the country . Which is
the trust company from where the arms deal was innitiated ?

We intends to execute a deed of conveyance of this deposit to a capable and
trust worthy firm or individual who will immediately effect a change of
beneficiary on the deposit and release it from the custody of the Company by
way of terminating the deposit contract to avoid any trace and repatriation
of the deposit by the new government in Liberia.

Terms of the transaction shall be discussed and agreement entered into when
you indicate your ability to handle and manage funds of this magnitude under
a strict confidential understanding.

Please treat as most confidential due to the sensitive information given in
here strictly to you.

Yours sincerely
Richard Snowe
Personal Aide to the former Liberian President


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