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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: williamsankoh@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 15:55:33 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20=20=3A=20WILLIAM=20SANKOH?=

FROM : WILLIAM SANKOH
TEL : + 225 07812954
E-mail: infor_link@yahoo.com

Dear Sir,
I AM WILLIAM SANKOH A SIERRA LEONEAN AND THE SON OF LATE
DR. FIDELIS SANKOH, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF SIERRA LEONE
GOLD & DIAMOND COOPERATION.

AFTER THE ASSASSINATION OF MY FATHER, THE WEST
AFRICAN PEACE KEEPING FORCES (ECOMOG SOLDIERS) WERE IN
CONTROL OF MY VILLAGE MENDE.

WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR SOME INFORMATION IN OUR
FAMILY VILLA, I FOUND THE KEY TO MY LATE FATHERS
UNDER GROUND SECURITY VAULT ROOM WHERE I DISCOVERED
ONE METALLIC TRUNK BOXE CONTENING EIGHT
MILLION U.S. DOLLARS (US$8,000.000.00)

IT WILL INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
LIFTED THESE TRUNK BOXE TO A NEAR BY COUNTRY ABIDJAN
AND HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN
ABIDJAN UNDER THE COVERAGE OF FAMILY TREASURES.

YOUR ABLE ASSISTANCE IS BEING SOUGHT TO LIFT THIS
MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY I SUGGEST TWENTY
PERCENT (20%) OF THE TOTAL MONEY BE GIVEN TO YOU
FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, IN PROVIDEING A VIABLE BANK
ACCOUNT OVERSEAS WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED
TO FOR ONWARD INVESTMENT OVERSEAS. THIS IS PERTINENT,
SINCE I AM A REFUGEE, IT WILL NOT BE ADVISABLE FOR ME
TO OPERATE SUCH HUGE IN MY ACCOUNT.

BECAUSE OF THE CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF THE BUSINESS,
YOU ARE ADVISED TO HANDLE THE ISSUE WITH UTMOST
SECRECY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT ME ON THE ABOVE
PHONE + 225 07812954 E-mail: infor_link@yahoo.com


THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
GOD BLESS YOU

WILLIAM SANKOH
TEL. : + 225 07812954
E-mail : infor_link@yahoo.com



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