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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: Sekibo Jacobs <sekibo@ig.com.br>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:27:58 +0200
Subject: Gratification from Sekibo Jacobs


My Dear Friend,

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? You may
not understand why this mail came to you. But if you do not remember i
or my colleague,you might have received an email from us in the past
regarding a million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.
I am using this opportunity to inform you that this million-dollar
business has been
concluded with the assistance of another partner from Qatar who
financed the transaction to a logical conclusion.

I thank you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund
into your account due to one reason or the other best known to you.
But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund
out of the bank to my new partner's account in Qatar who assisted me
in his great venture but now i am in Qatar for business mission. Due
to your effort, sincerity,courage and trustworthiness shown during the
course of the transaction. I want to compensate you and show my
gratitude to you with the sum of $3,250,000.00 I have left instruction
to my secretary to send you a certified international bank draft for
you worth of $3,250,000.00 cashable anywhere in the world.

My dear friend I will like you to contact my secretary, Mrs. Glory
Peters,on her direct email address at:(glory441_p@pw.cn) for the
collection of your Bank draft, send to her the name you want the Draft
to bear, that is your account name in order for her to draw the Draft
on your behalf as i have authorized Miss Glory Peters my secretary and
my account officer to release the Bank Draft to you whenever you
contact her regarding it.

At the moment, I am very busy here in Qatar because of the investment
project, which my new partner and i are having at hand. Please i will
like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the
bottom of my heart, also comply with Mrs. Peter's directives so that
she will send the draft to you without any delay.

NOTE: You are advised not to discuss the matter with any body except
my secretary, also do not to accept any fax or telephone calls that
does not come from her because she is the only person i left the order
on how to deliver the cheque/draft to you, and you should contact her
immediately you receive this message for more information on how you
can get the draft via
email: (glory441_p@w.cn). Endeavor to send your full Name and
telephone number/your current mailing address, {Home or Office} where
you want the draft sent to you so that you will not have any problem
clearing the Draft.

Thanks, God bless you and your family.
FROM JACOBS A SEKIBO






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