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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: monos diallo <monosdiallo01@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:57:25 +0530 (IST)
Subject: TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU




















































Attention: Please

I am Monos Diallo the director in charge of Auditing and Accounting section of  Bank of Africa  (BOA) Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso West Africa .

With due respect, i crave your indulgence as i contact you in such a surprising manner,but I respectfully insist you read this lettercarefully as I am optimistic it will open doors for unimaginable financial rewards for both of us.

In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of Seven Million five Hundred Thousand US dollars (US$7.5m) in an account that belongs toone of our foreign customers (Mr. Andreas Schranner from Germany) who died Ten years ago in 2000 a plane crash with the whole passengers aboard.In other for you to believe me honestly go through this (Website ) before you start with me Below is the clue:;CLICK HERE  (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm).

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because the bank can not release it unless somebody applies as next of kin or relation to the deceased asindicated in our banking guidelines, but unfortunately there is no one that has come for the claim.It is therefore upon this development that I now decided to make this business proposal to you so that the money could be released to you asthe next of kin orrelation to the deceased for safety and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and I dont want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed Bill.

The request for a foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a Burkinabe can not stand as next of kin to a foreigner.

I agree that 40% of this money will be for you as a foreign partner in respect to the provision of a foreign account, 50% would be for me and 10% for any expenses that may arise and also part to the less Privileged and motherlesshomes.

There after I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages indicated. Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as afore-mentioned, you must apply first to the bank as next of kin or his relative  indicating your bank name, your Name, Your private telephone and fax number, Your Home Address and
Occupation for easy and effective communication and location wherein the money will be remitted as listed below thus:
 
1. NAME IN FULL:.............................
2. ADDRESS:.......................................
3. NATIONALITY:...................................
4. AGE:.............................................
5. SEX..............................................
6. OCCUPATION:......................................
7. MARITAL STATUS:..................................
8. PHONE............................................
9. FAX:.............................................

Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the full details of the transaction and draft application form to apply to the bank. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required information needed for the successful accomplishment of this transaction is completely at my disposal.You should contact me as soon as you receive this letter through my email.monosdiallo01@gmail.com

Trusting to hear from you immediately.

Yours faithfully,
Dr. Monos Diallo


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