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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: Lilian Ngube <liliangube1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 09:05:25 +0200
Subject: Please Read My Mutual Benefit Proposal.

Dear,

Firstly, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction; this is by
virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. Though I
know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive
and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the
day. It may surprise you receiving this letter from me, since there was no
previous correspondence between us. My name is Miss Lilian Ngube, an
Officer with Standard Bank of South Africa; I have an important business
proposal to share with you which I believe will benefit both of us. I write
you this proposal in good faith, believing that I can trust you with the
information I am about to reveal to you.



One Late MICHAEL FOORD made a fixed deposit with my bank in 2004 for 120
calendar months, valued at (US$4,500,000.00) Four Million Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars Equivalent to (47,223.000.00 ZAR) Forty Seven
Million, Two Hundred and Twenty Three Thousand South African Rand. The due
date for this deposit contract was last 22nd of December 2013. Sadly he was
among the death victims in the May 26 2009 Earthquake disaster in Jawa,
Indonesia that killed over 5,000 people. He was in Indonesia on a business
trip and that was how he met his end. My Bank management is yet to know
about his death, I knew about it because he was my friend and I am his
account officer. Michael did not mention any Next of Kin/Heir when the
account was opened, and he was not married and no children. Last week my
Bank Management requested that i should give instructions on what to do
about his funds as his account officer, if to renew the contract.



I know this will happen and that is why I have been looking for a means to
handle the situation, because if my Bank Directors happens to know that
Michael is dead and do not have any Heir, they will take the funds for
their personal use, so I don't want such to happen. That is why I am now
seeking your co-operation to present you as Next of Kin/ Heir to the
account and my bank headquarters will release the account to you. There is
no risk involved; the transaction will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.



It is better that we claim the money, than allowing the Bank Directors to
take it, they are rich already. I am not a greedy person and also not
married, so I am suggesting we share the funds equal, 50/50% to both
parties, my share will assist me to start my own company which has been my
dream. Let me know your mind on this and please do treat this information
as TOP SECRET. We shall go over the details once I receive your urgent
response. Have a nice day and God bless. Please Reply to my private Email:
{ liliangube.std.bank@gmail.com } or you can call me on my private No:
+27612851062


Anticipating your communication.


Regards

Miss Lillian Ngube

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