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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "telar robertson" <telarobertson03@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 12:25:59 +0200
Subject: SOLICITING FOR HOMBLE ASSISTANCE

FROM: Mr. Robert Tela

TEL: +27-73-2424-005                                                                                 

Email: roberttela@yahoo.co.in

ATTENTION: DEAR SIR/MADAM

  

                                         STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL                

 

I know you will be surprised to read from me despite what is going on in the global world today, but please understand my cause is deference and consider this letter as requested. Firstly I am Mr. Robert Tela from South Africa the son of Mr. Alfred Tela.

 

I am adopted child from child hued (which I do not know) and we are family of three, father, mother and I my self. My late father is a director in Anglo Platinum Milling Company and was involve in the last year TSUNAMI DISASTER. He is among the nine South Africans that died in Thailand.

 

Most important, on his 58th birthday last year before his death he made me and my mother to know that he deposited SEVENTEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$17,500,000.00) in my name as a family treasure (for the safe of his job) in a private Safety and Finance Company here in South Africa. On that day I was made known that I am adopted child, which left a depuration in my heart today.

 

After 3days of his burial on January, we received a letter from the safety and finance company, on that letter my father have some charges to clear by March 2005 for the safety of the consignment. In respect of this matter my mother who is a widow Mrs. Rebecca Tela advice me to solicit for foreign partner or company to assist me in retrieving this consignment and transfer the fund to overseas account, as my father's elder brother is after his wealth. For the save of my life and my future I have decided to seek for your help to transfer this fund to your country and invest there.

 

The modalities on how the transfer will be done and conveyed will be explained to you once we establish trust and confidence between ourselves. For your assistance, I will offer you 25% of the total fund while 10% will be set aside for expenses.

 

I am looking forward to your prompt response and please treat this matter as very urgent. Please, do not fail to furnish me with your personal details, Tel and fax numbers in your reply. Please use my private mail address roberttela@yahoo.co.in

Finally, I urge you to help and maintain the confidentiality of this matter, as I am afraid of my father's elder brother and will not afford to loose this fund.

 

Kind regards,

Mr. Robert

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