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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: ken junior <drkensjunior8@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2015 00:50:51 -0800
Subject: Request For Urgent Business Relationship

*STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL*

Dear Sir,

*Request For Urgent Business Relationship*

I have the pleasure to make this surprising but mutually benefiting
business proposal. I am a member of the newly inaugurated committee of Gold
Mines in South Africa and my committee has the mandate (task) of compiling
the names of companies for payment of all contracts that have been fully
executed. With our position in the committee, which comprises of my
ministry, ministry of gold mine resources, South Africa Ministry of Finance
(SAMF) and the Reserve Bank of South Africa (RBSA), we have successfully
secured for ourselves, the sum of US$123,000,000 (One hundred and
Twenty-three million United States Dollars). This sum was acquired by
carefully inflating the amount of contracts executed and we need a reliable
company to be included in the list of companies to be paid. This company
will be paid for a contract executed.

I was therefore mandated in trust by members of the committee, to seek a
foreign partner into whose account we could transfer the sum of US
$123,000,000, hence I contacted you. As I need your honesty in this
transaction. We have agreed to share the funds thus:

1) 75% for us (the committee members)

2) 20% for you (the account owner)

3) 5% will be used in settling taxation and all local and foreign expenses
that will be incurred in the course of this transaction

It is from our 75% that we wish to commence on investment in your Country.
We also need assurance from you that you will let us have our share once
the inflated amount (US $123,000,000.00) is transferred into your account.

The payment will be done by the Reserve Bank of South Africa (RBSA) through
its correspondent bank. What we need from you is that you provide a vital
account into which the funds will be transferred/lodged.

Note that this transaction is 100% safe and guaranteed since the law under
which our committee was set up, has empowered us to disburse all the funds.

We shall commence the transfer of the funds immediately we receive the
following information from you through fax numbers: +27865750113

1) Your company name and full address

2) Your bank's name, telephone and fax number

3) Your account number and name of would be beneficiary

The above information will enable us put up letters of claim and job
description to the respective ministries for the issuance of the mandatory
fund release approval/recommendations. This way, your company will be
recognized and accepted as the beneficiary of the contract entitlements
before the final remittance to your nominated account, by the Reserve Bank
of South Africa, being paying bank.

Note that we will be responsible for the payment of the Inland Revenue tax
on behalf of your company and a contract agreement between your company and
the gold mine. We shall be drawn up and antedated showing that your company
has a legitimate contract with the gold mine of South Africa and must be
paid.

We looking forward to doing this business with you and solicit absolute
confidentiality from you in this transaction. Please acknowledge receipt of
this letter with the requested information by fax number: +27865750113 or
Email:drmuhammad@minister.com.

Thanks.

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