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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: "Cardoso Barka" <cardarka@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: doso_barka232@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 08:05:34 -0800
Subject: Treat as urgent.

FROM : MR.CARDOSO BARKA.
WEST AFRICAN MONETARY CONTROL(W.A.M.C)
CONTRACT/INSPECTION UNIT
GHANA.
WEST AFRICA.

Dear Sir,

I am the director of contract / inspection unit of the West Africa Monetary
Control Ghana. We award contracts and approve contract payments in West African
Sub-region. However, in the recent past, we approved and awarded contract
to a foreign firm in which they have completed successfully, and have received
their payment.

In the course of these contracts award,I and my very good friend Mr. Ibrahim
Wembi who was the director audit/accounts department, but have died as a
result of cardiac arrest.(MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE). We over-invoiced the
contract values with a total of USD$12.5M(Twelve million,five hundred thousand
dollars). The over-invoiced sum is now floating in a suspense account on
our contract paying bank African Development Bank(A.D.B).
On the account of your reliability and trust worthiness, I have decided to
contact you in order to transfer the said amount into your nominated bank
account, it's 100% risk free. All necessary contract documents shall be obtain
on your behalf to back-up our claims.

Kindly contact me on this e-mail: doso_barka232@yahoo.fr for more explanations
and possible means of transferring the fund into your account. If you accept
my offer I shall compensate you with 30% of the money,60% goes to me and
the family of Mr. I. Wembi, 10% to off-set all expenses that might occur
in the course of this transaction.

I am assuring you that with my position and contacts this money shall hit
your account before 21 working days.

Send an e-mail as soon as you get this message, I will be waiting.

NOTE: THIS TRANSACTION IS STRICLY CONFIDENTIAL.

Thanks for your assistance in advance.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Cardoso Barka.

___________________________________________________________

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