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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: jude akala <judeakala52@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:57:40 +0000
Subject: Compliment Good Friend ...

*Compliment Good Friend ...I sincerely apologize for sending this sensitive
information via E-mail instead of a well certified mail/phone call or a
face-to-face Conversation it was due to the urgency at hand.I contacted you
following the impressive information about you on your web profile, your
capability and reliability to champion this opportunity with me. I am Mr
Jude Akala Auditing department UNION TOGOLAISE BANK (UTB).LOME-REPUBLIC OF
TOGOLISE with due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a
business transaction that will be on a great benefit to both of us at the
end.During our investigation as the current auditor in this bank, my
department came across a huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person
that shares the same last name with you,he died on November 12, 2005, in a
plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with my Bank
without any claim to the fund in our custody either From his family or
relation.The said amount was U.S $3.5M (Three million five hundred thousand
United States Dollars). As it may interest you to know, you impressive
profile information has made you highly trustworthy and I hope you will not
let me down.Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund
as the bona fide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and
transfer this total sum to a foreign account has been put in place and
directives and needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you
indicate your interest and willingness to assist me.I will not fail to
inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of
this transaction, you will be entitled to 45% of the total sum as
gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that
may arise during the time of transferring the fund and also telephone
bills, while 45% will be for me. Please, you have been advised to keep "top
secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after i
conclude this deal with you.I will be monitoring the whole situation here
in the bank until you confirm the money in your account I will be coming
over to your country when once the fund is ready to be transferred for
subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously
indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you
advice us to invest in.All other necessary vital information will be sent
to you when I hear from you, Directly reply me back with my official email
banqealthanqetogo@gmail.com <banqealthanqetogo@gmail.com> for more details.
Please I employ you once again to keep this transaction very
confidential.yours sinerely.Mr.Jude Akala.Director AuditingDepartment UTB.*

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