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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: babaahmed@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 06:58:42 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?MEANINGFUL=20RELATIONSHIP/=20INVESTMENT?=

FROM THE DESK OF HAJI BABA A .
WEMA BANK AFRICA PLC.
NOTE WELL. PLEASE COPY YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS E-MAIL CONFIDENTAIL ADDRESS:babaahmed60@myway.com
DEAR BELOVED,
APPLICATION FOR ACCOUNT CLOSURE. A/C NO. 1417-4578-35. SORT
CODE NO. BSB 6505 , BELONGING TO MR PACKER TORIES.
COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY. I SEEK YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND TRUST IN THIS
MEANINGFUL, DEVINE AND CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP. I AM DAVIDSON ALSTON
, THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS MONITORING AND SUPERVISION DEPARTMENT OF WEMA
BANK PLC AFRICA.
I SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE TO FRONT YOUR REPRESENTATION AS NEXT OF KIN TO LATE
PACKER
TORIES, A FOREIGN BUSINESSMAN WHO HAD ACCOUNT OF US$15.500.00 DOLLAR EQUIVALENT
WITH OUR BANK.
SINCE HIS UNTIMELY DEATH IN EGYPT FEW YEARS AGO ON HOLIDAYS WITH HIS
FAMILY MEMBERS, ALL EFFORTS TO TRACE HIS NEXT OF KIN PROVED ABORTIVE HENCE
MY DESIRE TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE TO STAND IN AS HIS NEXT OF KIN TO CLAIM
THIS FUND. INDEED,I DONT WANT THE MANAGEMENT TO TAKE OVER THIS MONEY AS
UNCLAIMED FUND AS STIPULATED IN OUR BANKING LAWS AND REGULATION. I CAN ASSURE
YOU THAT THE CREDIBILITY OF CLAIM IS INTACT.
HENCE MY CONTACTING YOU. IT IS ONLY TO MY KNOWLEDGLE FOR NOW.
HOWEVER, YOU ARE REQUESTED NOW TO FORWARD AN APPLICATION FOR CLOSURE OF
HIS ACCOUNT LIKE THIS TO THE DIRECTOR , INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,
DR ,RICHARD EGO. HIS E-MAIL:richardegoh@yahoo.com
,INFORMING HIM THAT YOU ARE THE NEXT OF KIN AND THE BENEFICIARY OF THE
FUND. HE SHOULD CLOSE MR LATE TORIES ACCOUNT ABOVE, FOR YOUR OWN BANK
ACCOUNT WHERE YOU WANT THIS FUND TO BE WIRED INTO.
YOU GIVE HIM YOUR OWN NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT, PRIVATE TELEPHONE/ FAX AND
E-MAIL FOR EASY WIRE AND COMMUNICATION.
I ONCE MORE CRAVE YOUR UNDERSTANDING IN THIS MEANINGFUL TRANSACTION.
I WILL THEN INFLUENCE AND FACILITATE THE SWIFT WIRE INTO YOUR OWN
SUBMITED BANK ACCOUNT AND LATER WE WILL DISBURSE THE FUND FOR OUR OWN BENEFIT
AND YOU HAVE A FAIR SHARE 25%. I WILL ALSO SECURE LEGALITY DOCUMENTS TO
ENSURE YOU LEGAL STATUS.
IT IS A VERY CONFIDENTIAL , MEANINFUL AND RISKFREE DEAL.
BE READY TO SEND ME LETTER OF INVITATION FOR MY VISITING YOU THERE FOR
MY SHARE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, PLEASE GIVE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT THAT WILL ENSURE
EASY DISBUSEMENT.
THAT YOU OBLIGED THIS YOUR APPLICATION IS GRANTED AND THANKING HIM IN ANTICIPATION.
PLEASE ENSURE URGENT RESPONSE FOR DETAILS TO THIS MY CONFIDENTIAL AND
SAFE E-MAIL ADDRESS ABOVE.
YOURS TRULY.
HAJI BABA.A.
WEMA BANK PLC. ( DIRECTOR ACCOUNT/ SUPERVISION DEPT).
NOTE WELL. PLEASE COPY YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS IS CONFIDENTIAL E-MAIL



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