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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "jacob kalamba" <jacobkalamba55@businessconsultantworld.net>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 14:37:57 +0000
Subject: Business Proposal.

Dr. Jacob Kalamba
The Zambia Home Office.
The Hague.
The Netherlands.
REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION.
I am interested in your partnership in business dealing. This business
proposal I wish to intimate you
with is of mutual benefit and it's success is entirely based on mutual
trust, cooperation and a high level of confidentiality as regard this
transaction.
I am representing the board of the contract award and monitoring
committee
of the Zambian Ministry of Mining and Resources. I am seeking your
assistance to enable me transfer the sum of US$15,500,000.00 (Fifteen
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into your
private/company account.
The fund came about as a result of a contract awarded and executed for
and
on behalf of my Ministry. The contract was supposed to be awarded to
two
foreign contractors to the tune of US$100,000,000.00 (One hundred
Million
United States Dollars). But in the course of negotiation, the contract
was
awarded to a Bulgarian contractor at the cost of US$115,500,000.00
(One hundred and Forty-nine Million, Five Hundred Thousand United
States
Dollars) to my benefit unknown to the contractor. This contract has
been
satisfactorily executed and inspected as the Bulgarian firm is
presently
securing payment from my Ministry, where our Board is in-charge of all
foreign contract payment approval.
As a civil servant still in active government service, I am forbidden
by law
to operate an account outside the shores of Zambia. Hence this message
to
you seeking your assistance so as to enable me present your
private/company
account details as a beneficiary of contractual claims alongside that
of the
Bulgarian contractor, to enable me transfer the difference of
US$15,500,000.00 (Fifteen Million, Five Hundred  Thousand United
States
Dollars) into your provided account.
On actualization, the fund will be disbursed as stated below.
20% for you and 80% for us.
What We request from you.
1Your full names, company name if any- otherwise we will use your name
to
register the company.
2, Your address, Tel, Fax and Cell phone numbers.
3,Your Bank names and address, Bank Tel and Fax Numbers,Swift code or
Routing Code,Your account Name( account Holder/Beneficiary) ,Account
number.,
 
All logistics are in place and all modalities worked out for a smooth
actualization of the transaction
within the next few working days of commencement. For further details
as to
the workability of this
transaction, please reach me as soon as possible for further
clarification.
Please reply to jacob_kalamba@yahoo.co.uk
Thank you while I await your urgent response.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr.Jacob  Kalamba.

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