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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: Mr Muhammad Abdullah <muhammadabdullah@sify.com>
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 18:44:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please reply and call me.








Attention: Dear Partner,

I am
Mr. Muhammad Abdullah, The manager Audit & Accounting department in the
African Development Bank (ADB) Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso, West Africa . I am
writing to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $ 10. 5 Millions,
United States Dollars) into your bank accounts. The above sum belongs to our
Deceased customer who died along with his entire family in a Concorde plane
crash and since then the fund has been dormant.

After my further investigation, I
discovered that our late customer died with his next of kin and according to the
laws and constitution five years, if no body or person 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 approve the fund in your name and transfer the fund
into your nominated bank account.

The total sum will be shared as
follows: 50% for me then 40% for you and 10% for expenses incidental occur
during the transfer will be incur by both of us. The transfer is 100% risk free
on both sides hence you are going to follow my instruction till the fund will be
transferred into your account.

Please acknowledge receipt of this message
in acceptance of our mutual business endeavour by furnishing me with the
following;

Your Full Name.......................... . ..
Your
Sex........................... .......
Your Age...........................
........
Your Country....................... .........
Your
Occupation.................... ..........
Your Personal Mobile
Number....................
Your Personal Fax
Number........................
Private Phone Number........................
......

My regards to your families,

Mr. Muhammad
Abdullah.



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