joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "sadiqibrahim650@ymail.com" <ibsadiq83@libero.it>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 18:31:35 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hellow(Please Read Carefully,Digest & Then Review)

Hello,

I am once again contacting you after my earlier e-mail returned undelivered
probably due to poor internet connection in my country.I am indeed very glad to
be in contact with you even though this medium of communication (internet) has
been grossly abused by criminally- minded people,thus making it difficult for
people with genuine business transaction to correspond and exchange views
without skepticism.

I am Ibrahim M.Sadiq,former financial adviser and investment planner to late
Muammar Gaddafi of Libya.With all due humility,I advise that you read and
review this memo carefully for better understanding before you respond to this
proposal which will usher us into great financial fortunes at the completion of
the process.

The crisis in Libya after the death of Muammar Gaddafi is a global event which
I believe you must have read or heard about it.Needless to recount that many
families lost a lot and are still losing more on a daily basis.And I need your
help to secure the release of the funds which were stashed away on behalf of
late Muammar Gaddafi during the Arab spring that finally consumed him.The funds
in question are proceeds of contracts executed by close family members of late
Muammar Gaddafi which I
facilitated it's deposits in a financial corporation in Europe before his
death.

In order to ensure that all the family's assets are not frozen in the event of
dethronement from power as the result of the crisis,the late Leader,instructed
that the funds be deposited in a sealed box with the financial corporation,
ostensibly to divert attention in view of the huge sums of money involved.The
sealed box contained the sum of US$40.7 Million only.

The death of Muammar Gaddafi provided a unique opportunity for me to claim the
funds which were deposited in my name to conceal the true identity of the real
owner.All the documents relating to this deposit are with me as the late leader
was too pre-occupied on how to contain the fast spreading crisis then and by
act of commission or omission,failed to ask for the documents before his death.
No other person(s) knew about this deposit except two of us and the good thing
is that the top officials of the financial corporation know me as their valued
client in view of the prized deposits.

If you are interested in this transaction by accepting to receive the funds on
my behalf, kindly respond back to me.Otherwise,you should do me a favor by
deleting the message from your mail box to avoid unauthorized access for
security reason.

Further information regarding the deposit shall be disclosed to you as soon as
I receive your return e-mail indicating interest .please reply to my private
email:(sadiqibrahim650@ymail.com)for security reason


Regards
Mr.Ibrahim M.Sadiq
Benghazi,Libya.



Anti-fraud resources: