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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: "ABDUL SALAM ABU" <zenda@rexnet.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sameelabu@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:38:09 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Business proposal




FROM: Sameel Abubakr
E-MAIL: sameelabu@yahoo.co.uk
TELEPHONE: +44-702-409-8521


Dear Friend

I know you will be surprise to receive this letter, but please consider
this letter as a request for a business and investment inquiry. I am from
Libya. I found your contact through my search, I need a reliable person in
South Africa who can assist me in the problem my family and I facing.

I am soliciting for your assistance to transfer and invest the sum of
$US6.2M (Six Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to South
Africa for our mutual benefits. My father made this money from oil deals
during his time as one of Government Directors. However, he lodged the
fund in a Private Security company in United Kingdom as the deals he did
where concluded in the United Kingdom. My father died some months ago
after a brief illness but before his death, he told me about the money and
also gave me all the documents that will enable me retrieve the money from
the Security Company.

My late father cautioned me not to invest the money in Europe and urged me
to find investment in Africa. I have since visited the Security Company
with the documents and they confirmed every thing in my favor and they are
ready to release the consignment to me upon my request. Recently I was in
South Africa and it is indeed a wonderful place to invest, time could not
permit me to stay longer and I decided to write and solicit for your
assistance to help us in investing the fund in your country. I am back in
UK to conclude the arrangements of getting the money down to Africa if you
are willing to assist us.

As the first Son of the family, I am saddled with the responsibility of
moving this money to Africa as directed by my late father. The idea of
involving you in this business is for you to assist us in receiving this
fund South Africa for investment purposes. Please feel free to contact me
through the above contact details if you are interested, I will inform you
the whole procedure mapped out for the successful conclusion of this
transaction. My family and I have agreed to give you 30% of total amount
for your assistance and the remaining 70% will be for my family
investments in your country at the conclusion of the transaction. Please
treat this matter with utmost urgency and the confidentiality it deserves.

Waiting for your immediate response

Yours truly,

Sam eel Abubakar
>From Libya

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