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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: kelechi73@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:33:38 -0700
Subject: GOOD DAY

FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
ENERGY HOUSE BUILDING,
P.M.B 50201 MARINA LAGOS,
NIGERIA.
Email: onyemere_kelechi@yahoo.fr
Date:27/4/05

GOOD DAY TO YOU,
I am DR Onyemere Kelechi a Manager in one of FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
Branc Office here in Lagos Nigeria.

I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.I got
your contact address from your country chambers of commerce although the

details of my intention was not made known to them. On June 6 2002, An American
oil consultant /contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation, Mr. Gaski Dairo made a numbered time (fixed) deposited for
twelve
calendar valued at US$10,500,000.00 Ten Million five hundred thousand Dollars)

in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contact employers Nigerian National Petroleum corporation that Mr. Gaski
Dairo
died from an auto crash. On further investigation, I found out that he did

not leave a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Gaski
Dairo did not declare any next of kin in all his official documents,including
his Bank Deposit paperwork. This sum of US$10,500,000.00 is still
sitting in the Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal

sum at the end of each year. No one will come forward to claim it.

According to the Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 4 (four) years, the
money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody
applies to claim the funds.Consequently, my proposal is that I will
like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to Mr. Gaski Dairo
it
doesnt matter if you have the same surname with him or not so that the
fruits of this old mans labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt

government officials and remember that this fund can only be claimed by
a help of
a foreigner that is the main reason i am presenting you.

1. I will like you to provide me immediately with your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits,which will put you in place as the next of kin.

2. The attorney will prapere for the drafting and notarization of the
WILL and obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate
/administration in your favour for the transfer.

3. A bank account in any part of the world, which you provide, will
then facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary / next

of kin of Mr. Gaski Dairo.The money will be paid into your account for us

to share in the ratio of 50% for me and 45% for you why 5% for any
expeneses that we will incure.

There is no risk at all the paperwork for this transaction will be done
by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction.

Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your
assistance to invest my share in your country.

If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email
address stated below.

God bless you.

Thanks and regards,

DR.Onyemere Kelechi.

NB: Please do get back to me through this stated email address:(onyemere_kelechi@yahoo.fr),for
more information.


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