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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: "Ahmed Bello" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alhaji_ahmedbello@inMail24.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:43:27 -0700
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam,

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is a fact that we have not met before neither have we had any previous business dealings, but I strongly believe that with understanding and trust we can have a successful business relationship.I am an employee(Financial Controller)of DANGOTE GROUP OF COMPANIES NIGERIA LIMITED, a leading business conglomorate in Nigeria and Africa at large,prime owner of the following companies: Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc,Dangote Flour Mill,Dangote Pasta Limited,Dangote Agro Sacks limited,Dansa Foods Limited,Dangote Oil and Gas and a well reputable financial institution with Branches all over the Country.

I have successfully as the Financial Controller,moved out without the knowledge of anybody or my company the sum of USD$10.5Million(Ten Million,Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars only) to a discret Finance Savings Home abroad for my personal investment.I deposited the Fund with a discret name as fund for our Foreign Partner.

I want to know the possiblity of investing this fund in your Country.Please our communication should be out of my Company's knowledge.Upon your response,I will give you full details of my investment plan,areas of interest and country were the fund is presently deposited with the name of the Finance House including who to contact for the claim.
If it was possible for me to do it alone I would not have bothered contacting you.Ultimately I need a foreigner who I can present to the Finance House as Our Foreign Partner who the Fund was deposited in his favour.

The fund in question was sourced from over invoiced billings and contracts in the supply of
THREE (3) PHASE, 60 CYCLE (5000 KVA) TRANSFORMERS FOR PHASE 2&3 - KAINJI-HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY.

If this proposal is ok by you,I will need the following from you:Your full Names,Contact Tel,Office /Residential Address,Occupation,Age/Sex,Any form of ID.With this your information,I will forward it to the Finance Firm informing them that you are our foreign partner and the bonafide owner of the fund under there custody.

Looking forward for your urgent response and doing business with you.

Yours Faithfully

DR.AHMED BELLO.
B.sc,M.sc,Aciia,

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