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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: mike.obi@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 04:00:09 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?urgent=20=20bussiness=20=20assistance?=

mike obi and co.
FROM THE DESK OF Barrister mike obi .

{Please reply to barr_mikeobi@sifymail.com or mike.obi@zipmail.com.br}

I am Barrister mike obi, a solicitor at law. I am the personal
attorney to Mr.Charles Norman, a national of your country, who used to
work with Chevron Oil Producing Company in Nigeria.Here in after shall
be referred to as my client. On the 25th of Decembar 2003, my
client,on the single reason of visiting his inlaws.His wife{A LEBANESE}

and their only daughter were involved in a Plane crash on their way home
for
the holidays and were among the 111 people confirmed dead.Since then I have

made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my client's

extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track over
the Internet,hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist
in repatriating the fund valued at US$35.7 million Left behind by my
client before it get Confiscated or declared unserviceable by the
Finance Firm where this huge amount was deposited.
The said Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next
of kin or have the account confiscated in the next six months.For the
fact that I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives since then

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased,
so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss
the percentage that is comming to me after the money is been creditted
in your chosen account and the modalities for transfer. I can assist
in procuring the necessary information and legal documents that may be
needed to actualise this proposal.All I require from you is your
honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee
that
this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.
{Please reply to barr_mikeobi@sifymail.com}
PLEASE VIEW THE WEBSITE:
www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
Regards.
Barr.Mike Obi









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