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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: "Ms.KIMAEVA LIOUDMILA" <lioud@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 02:02:46 -1200
Subject: Ms.KIMAEVA LIOUDMILA

I am Ms.KIMAEVA LIOUDMILA personal secretary to Mikhail
Khodorkovsky the
richest man in Russia and owner of the following companies:
Chairman CEO:
YUKOS OIL (a Russian oil company) and Menatep SBP Bank (A
reputable
financial institution) who got arrested for his involvement
in politics in
financing opposition political parties (the Union of Right
Forces, led by
Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a liberal/social democratic
party led by Gregor
Yavlinsky) which poses a treat to President Vladimir Putin
second tenure as
Russian president.
More information are available on:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm and
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html.
I got your contact in my search for a reliable and
trustworthy entity who
could handle this confidential transaction.
You will be entitled to 30% of the sum once everything gets
concluded.
Please take this seriously as it is not a hoax.
All I need from you is to stand as a beneficiary to the
funds in one of his
accounts that has not yet been discovered by the
authorities.
The account holds the sum of 50.2 million dollars($50.2m).
All modalities necessary for the successful transfer of this
money have been
worked out and I wish to relocate out of here quietly once
we are through.
Please if you are interested, provide your details such as
full name,
business name, if you have a business and telphone number so
that we can
commence immediately. The transaction has to be concluded in
2 weeks As soon
as I get your willingness to comply through my most private
email address( kmila1@myway.com ]
I will give you more details.

Regards,
Ms.KIMAEVA LIOUDMILA










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