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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: "abdullah saad" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abdullahsaa@yeah.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:48:11 +0200
Subject: Top confidential.

Attention Sir/Madam,
Top confidential.

It is my pleasure to contact you today. My name is Abdullah Saad,
I was one of the secret service members Loyalist to late Mr. Muammar Gaddafi
of Libyan. I was also his personal adviser aid on many deal
with all his international associate to protect Mr. Muammar Gaddafi interest
with the opposite parties, I made the deposit of 10 Million dollars on
behalf of Mr. Muammar Gaddafi to a Security Company in Spain which is a
confidential between myself and Mr. Muammar Gaddafi.

This fund had generated from Crude Oil shipment from Libya to Morrocco
and from morrocco to Spain, before the payment of the oil was made, he
gave me a name to make the deposit of this fund to a security company
with the name Mrs. Samia Omar, for safe keeping but the purpose of the
deposit was for me to move this money secretly to china to buy arms
from a Chinese companies.

you can read more arms deal here.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/05/chinese-arms-companies-weapons-gaddafi-regime

Note: the security company where i deposited the fund in Spain those not
know the content of the consignment as i deposited it as company documents
so this deal is 100% risk free.

Why am i contacting you? to present you to the organization as the
next of kin to the beneficiary and partner to the Mrs. Samia Omar to
stand and make the claim of fund to enable them process and release
the consignment to you as a next of kin to Samia.We shall share in the
ratio of 50/50 on confirmation of the delivery of the consignment in your
custody.

i am currently on a hideout so i we prefer email communication

With regard,
Abdullah Saad

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