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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: love_peter@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 21:43:46 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GREETINGS=20=20TO=20=20YOU=20=20FROM=20=20LOVE?=

FROM LOVE AND PETER
BENIN REPUBLIC OF
WEST AFRICA
ATTN:

WITH DUE RESPECT AND HUMILITY I WRITE YOU THIS LETTER WHICH I BELIEVE WOULD
BE OF GREAT INTEREST TO YOU.I AM MISS LOVE DORMAN , THE DAUDGHTER OF THE
LATE DR. DORMAN LOKO,OF THE BLESSED MEMORY PRIOR TO MY FATHER ASSASSINATION
BY THE REBEL FORCES LOYAL TO MAJOR JOHN PAUL KOROMA,HE WAS THE DIRECTOR
GENERAL OF SIERRA LEONE GOLD AND DIAMOND MINING CORPORATION.
TWO DAYS BEFORE MY FATHER WAS ASSASSINATED, HE INSTRUCTED ME AND MY BROTHER
TO MOVE OUT OF SIERRA LEONE IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE THE POWERFUL ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOMOG) FORCEES INTERVENTED WHICH EVENTUALLY RESULTED
INTO A BRUTAL CIVIL WAR.

WE MANNAGED TO ESCAPE TO COTONOU,REPUBLIC OF BENIN THROUGH THE
HELP OF MY FATHER'S FRIEND WHO IS A TRAVLER .WE CAME INTO BENIN PEACEFULY
AND GOD LEADTH US WE ARRIVED,WHICH ALL THESE TIME THESE PROBLEMS WAS PASSING
THROUGH OUR LIFE MY FATHER ISSUSED SOME DOCUMENTS TO US THAT HE DEPOSITED
THE SUM OF U.S$26 MILLION (TWENTY SIX MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) IN
ONE METALIC TRUNK BOX .HE DEPOSITED THIS MONEY WITH A SECURITY COMPANY HERE
IN COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC,HE TOLD US THAT HE DID NOT MADE THE COMPANY KNOW
THE REAL CONTENT OF THE TRUNK BOX.
HE MADE IT CLEAR TO US THAT WE SHOULD LOOK FOR SOMEONE ABROAD THAT WILL
ASSIST US IN GETTING THE TRUNK BOX OUT OF AFRICA, WE WANT TO LEAVE BENIN
REPUBLIC ENTIRELY WITH THIS MONEY BECAUSE OF THE PRESENT SITUATION AND
MOSTLY FOR OUR FUTURE.

I WANT YOU TO PLEASE ASSIST US TO CLAIM THE TRUNK BOX,YOU SHOULD SUPPLY
OUR INFORMATIONS WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE SECURED TILL WE COME OVER.YOU
SHOULD ALSO SOURCE FOR GOOD INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY SO THAT WE CAN INVEST
WISELY. WE HAVE IT IN MIND TO REWARD YOU. WE ARE PREPARED TO GIVE YOU 20%
OF THE TOTAL SUM,IF IT WILL BE EASY FOR YOU TO COME DOWN HERE IN COTONOU
BENIN REPUBLIC AND CLAIM THE TRUNK BOX OUT FROM THE SECURE SECURITY COMPANY
WE WILL BE SO MUCH HAPPY AND YOU WILL CARRY THE MONEY OUT IMMEDIATELY TO
YOUR DESTINATION.

THANKS
YOUR'S SINCERELY
LOVE AND PETER

PLEASE REPLY US THROUGH OUR PRIVATE EMAIL WHICH IS
love_peter@excite.com for urgent responce



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