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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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Fraud email example:

From: williamjude1@tiscali.ch
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 23:45:48 +0100
Subject: I AM WRITTING YOU IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK

DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS WILLIAMS JUDE, PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
DEPARTMENT UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.

I AM WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK (Ms. JEAN D. ALLEN,
OF AMERICA) WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF 31 OCTOBER 1999[WITH EGYPTIAN
AIRLINE 990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD AS YOU CAN COMFIRM IT YOURSELF
THROUGH THIS WEB SITE.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm
http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/01/egyptair.03/

SINCE THE DEMISE OF Ms. JEAN D. ALLEN, I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN
INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS
COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD30M,(THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
HAS BEEN WITH OUR BANK HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED
TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN, AS NO ONE HAS
COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING ETHICS
HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN SIX YEARS,BECUASE AFTER
SIX YEARS THE MONEY WILL BECALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED
BILL.

IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION
AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME/COMPANY COULD BE USED AS
THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM. THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF
KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER
AND A NIGERIAN CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.

I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN
RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE 10% WILL TAKE OF ANY EXPENSIS THAT
MIGHT BE INCURED IN THE PROCEES OF SUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER AND THE REST
WILL BE FOR ME. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS
I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOU, I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A DRAFT APPLICATION
OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND THE NEXT
STEP TO TAKE.

I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE
AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT
AS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.

DO PLEASE REPLY ME VIA MY PERSONAL/CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL ADDRESS: williamjude4@i12.com

REGARDS,
WILLIAMS.



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