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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 hasan<phil0005@tatanova.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 02:12:49 +0530
Subject: VERY URGENT

FROM DR MUHAMMAD HASAN KHALIL





CHIEF AUDITOR
STANDARD TRUST BANK
NIGERIA.


GREETINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I know this mail will come to you as a surprise but
please treat it as confiudential and strictly between
the two of us.
A s chief auditor of my bank i discovered the sum of
$48,000,000(forty eight million dollars)which has been
dormant in an account owned by one of our expartriate
customers MR ROBERT CHAPMAN who died some years ago.
This expatriate before his death worked with the
NIGERIAN PORST AUTHORITY and after due investigation I
was able to find out that he has no direct family of
his own as he was unmarried untill his death,His
cousin that he used as his next of kin is unaware
of the existence of this account so has not come
forward to claim the funds.
So i am contacting you now as a foreigner to act his
next of kin.
I will handle everything from the bank here and have
all the necessary documents to back it up
and help in approving the funds in your name as the
beneficiary.
Y ou will have to assure me of your reliability and
trust that you will remmitt back to me my own share of
the fund as soon as it gets to your nominated account.
The money will be shared on a fifty fifty basis that
is 50% for you and 50% for me.

So if you are interested in this proposal please do
send to me the following informations about you
so that i will start the due process of transferin
your name.

1)FULL NAME
2)RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
3)PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
4)OCCUPATION
5)AGE AND MARITAL STATUS
6)ACCOUNT INFORMATIONS

As soon as i get thees informations i will proceed
immediately with the process of transfer and will send
to you all the documents as they come out.

Thanks in anticipation of your coperation.

DR MUHAMMAD HASAN KHALIL.




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