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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: "MR. OZALLA UDUMUGBE" <obi_0ahaba@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ozalla_udumugbe@yahoo.co.in
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 10:21:25 -0600
Subject: Humble Trust

MR. OZALLA UDUMUGBE,
WEMA BANK PLC
LAGOS NIGERIA.

RE: TRANSFER OF ($28,742,.000. USD) "TWENTY EIGHT MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED AND FOURTY TWO THOUSAND".UNITED STATE DOLLARS(URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL)

Dear Friend,

I have the honor and confidence to introduce you to
this business in view of the fact that you are
trustworthy and reliable. I am Mr. Ozalla Udumugbe, I work
in the foreign Payment Department of WEMA BANK PLC
LAGOS NIGERIA.


There is an account opened in our bank in 1990 but
since 1996 nobody has operated on this account again.
After a private investigation I discovered that the
owner of this account was the manager of U.MARTINES
CO.LTD - a foreigner who has since died without having
a beneficially to this account.My investigation proved
to me also that nobody from the company knows about
this account since the company has not become
operational. The amount contained in this account is
US$28,742,000 USD. It is my wish and intention to take
this fund abroad for investment.

My colleague and I will need you to set up a new
account for thistransfer and send to us Or you might
send an existing account with no fund in it for us to
use. We will use normal banking proceedure to transfer
the fund legally. I will bring my position and
influence to facilitate transfer immediately by legal
means. What we request is absolute secrecy and
confidentiality. And that you will never never
disappoint us when fund is transfered to your account.
There is no risk to this business as I will follow the
normal banking proceedure.


When this fund is transfered to any account you will
provide I will bring all documents used in this
process to destroy them in your presence when I come
over for my share. Sharing shall be 20% for you, 75%
for me and the emaining 5% to offset any expenses done
by each party cause in business every cent spent
counts.


Contact me urgently at: ozalla_udumugbe@yahoo.co.in
for the way forward.

Best Regards,

Mr. Ozalla Udumugbe.





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