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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: HAJIA TURAI YAR ADUA <online466843@telkomsa.net>
Reply-To: HAJIA TURAI YAR ADUA <infomydesk@mail.mn>
Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 19:28:36 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: Attention: President/CEO


Attention: President/CEO

I am the wife of recent LATE president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Hajia Turai Yar'Adua, I got your contact from one of my husband’s personal directory underlined therein as one of the foreigner/company he wanted to enter into partnership with before the sickness that has taken his dear life, hence I am encouraged and confidence to make this contact to you directly as you may be aware that my husband was in a comer for more than 4 months and unfortunately late,

I meet with my family members last Night to discussed about one of the important issue causing sleepless night to the family right now and we agreed to contact you with this particular issue on trust having in our minds that my husband who always make right choices in his endeavors may have observe useful purpose in working with you,

Please kindly give us your dearly attention and assistance on this issue, I discovered Forty Million US Dollars deposit slip from one of my husband's private briefcase after which I made inquiries about the reason for the deposit and found out that it was part of the money he mapped out for charity organizations,

Now the way things are going, my late husband's vice who has succeeded my late husband as the present president of the Country is acting very funny, trying to locate unreasonably, I therefore agreed with my family members to contact you and solicit your assistance to move the boxes of money out of the security company to your country for investment,

I have arrange to move the boxes through a diplomatic means to your country, since I still act as one of the executive council in the Country with immunity, therefore making it easier for me to instruct one of the reliable presidential diplomat to deliver the boxes to you at your doorstep through diplomatic means as a legitimate acquisition,

I look forward to hear from you very soon for more detail information and copy of my international passport could be forwarded to you via email attachment for perusal

PLEASE GO THROUGH: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6187249.stm

Hajia Turai Yar'Adua

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