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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: musa.accs2@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 18:21:41 +0200
Subject: PAYMENT

FROM MUSA AHMAD
AUDITS & ACCOUNTS DEPT
BANQUE INTERNATIONALE DRC CONGO


Attention: Please

I am Mr MUSA AHMAD, I am an Audit & Accounts Manager BANQUE
INTERNATIONALE of DRC CONGO. I am writing to request your assistance
with the transfer of $10.500.000.00 (Ten million, five
hundred thousand United States dollars) into your accounts.

The above sum belongs to a deceased customer late Mr. Johannes Jocobus
Petrous from South Africa, who died along with his entire family in an
auto crash. 2004 and since then, the fund has been in a suspense
account.

After my further investigation, I discovered that Mr YOUNG CAO WEIJIE
JIAN died with his next of kin and according to the laws and
constitution guiding this banking institution stated that after the
expiration of (10) years, if no body or person comes for the claim as
the next of kin, the fund will be channel into national treasury as
unclaimed fund.. Because of the static of this transaction I want you
to stand as the next of kin so that our bank will assign you as the
beneficiary and transfer the fund to you.

The total sum will be shared as follows: 60% for me, 40% for you and for the
expenses which might occur during the transfer will be shared by both of
us. The transfer is risk free on both sides hence you are going to
follow my instruction till the fund is transferred to your account. More
details information with the text of application form will be
forwarded to you to breakdown explaining comprehensively what require
of you.

Your Full Name............................
Your Sex..................................
Your Age.................................
Your Country..............................
Passport / driving license.......
Marital Status.......................
Your Occupation..........................
Your Personal Mobile Number....................
Your Personal Fax Number .......................


Thanks
Mr MUSA AHMAD

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