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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: Faride Bahri Muqdad <mr_bahri@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:09:19 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP!



PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP! 

I am the senior Auditor In charge of Foreign Remittance Unit of our bank
and I decided to contact you for this financial transaction worth fourty million
Dollars ($ 40 M ) for our present and future success, this is an fund that
belongs to one of our bank foreign customers who died along with his entire
family through plane crash on 16th September 2005:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6997381.stm.

 

Meanwhile i was very fortunate to come across the deceased file when I was
arranging the old and abandoned customers files in other to sign and submit to
the entire bank management for official re-documentation and to the law imposed
by the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in World Press Conference on
Tuesday 6 December 2005, for your information about the prime Minister decision
on dormant accounts visit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4017381.stm.

 
Audit of the year against 2006.informed clearly in our Foreign banking
rules and regulations which was signed lawfully that if such fund remains
unclaimed till the period of(Seven 7years) started from the date when the
beneficiary died, the money will be transferred into the Government Bank
treasury as an unclaimed fund.However, it is not authorized by the rules guiding
our banks for a citizen of Burkina Faso to make the claim of the fund unless you
are a foreigner, no matter the country you came. My request for you as a
foreigner is necessary to apply for the claim and transfer of the fund smoothly
into your reliable bank account as the next of kin to the deceased fund.

 
After our success of the business, We shall agree that { 40% } Fourth
Percent will be for you in respect of all your assistance for this transaction
and {60% }sixty Percent will be for me being the pioneer of the business . If
you are really sure of yourself, Trust worthiness, Accountability and
confidentiality on this transaction, contact me and accept not to change your
mind to betray me, or disappoint me when the deposited funds is released into
your bank account. So reply for the assurance with these necessary informations
to facilitate an easy communication.

Full Name:
Address:
You’re Age:
You’re Occupation:
Your sex/status:
Telephone number:
You’re Country:
 

You notify me so that I will let you know the next steps and procedures to
follow in order to finalize this transaction immediately,
Expect your urgent communication.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Faride Bahri Muqdad.

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