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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: " Y.BHG. Dato' Sri Zohari" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <my.c@bellair.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:28:00 -0700
Subject: Business Offer

Hi friend,

I got your contact through one of my friends that have once lived in your country; he furnished me with your company capability of handling large sum of money and also a firm to rely on, though my business intentions was not disclosed to him.

I am Y.BHG. Dato' Sri Zohari Bin Haji Akob, a secretary working with Ministry Of Works & Housing here in Malaysia, my purpose for contacting you is that we are having some floating funds amounting to US$32.5 Million which arose from an over invoice bill from a contract done to this body in the year 2012.

The contractor that did these rehabilitation contracts has since collected his original contract sum, leaving the balance of US$32.5 Million which was initially arranged by us the official here (me and my colleagues in the accounting sector) to our benefits.

The full payment is now due for release, and now we are looking for a good and reliable company within your country that can stand in as the beneficiary of this payment and the money will be paid into their account. However, we have agreed to give whoever that offered this help to us 30% of the total sum, 10% will be brought out for any expense encountered during this transaction while the remaining 60% will be for us the officials here, all that is required of you is your personal assistance to quicken this, of which if well followed is likely to get finished within 14 working days.

If you are interested in carrying out this business deal with us, please reply with your private PHONE NUMBER for easy and quicker communication, the address of your company within your country, be rest assured that this business is highly protected against any risk since the men involve are mostly senior staffs, besides, as the secretary general to the ministry, my desk has a lot to play to the confirmation of the bill.


Indicate your interest by replying immediately to (my.c@bellair.net).



Regards,
Y.BHG. Dato' Sri Zohari

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