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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: charles taylor <charlestaylor_202@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 02:19:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SAVE MY WEALTH


DEAR FRIEND,
I KNOW MY MAIL WILL COME TO YOU WITH A LOT OF SURPRISES. IT WAS IN MY DESPERATE SEARCH FOR A VERY SINCERE AND HONEST PERSON WHO WILL NOT BETRAY ME THAT I COME IN CONTACT WITH YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU IN PARTICULAR WILL NOT JEOPARDISE THIS INFORMATION I AM SHARING WITH YOU.
I HAD YOUR CONTACT AMONGST OTHERS AND DUE TO ITS ESTEEMING NATURE; I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU HAVING PRAYED OVER IT.BY INTRODUCTION, I AM THE EXILED LIBERIAN PRESIDENT PRESENTLY IN NIGERIA SINCE AUGUST 11,2003 FOLLOWING AN AGREEMENT BROKERED BY THE WEST AFRICAN LEADER TO RESTORE PEACE TO THE WAR TORN COUNTRY.
ACCORDING TO THE NEWYORK TIMES IN A REPORT PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY IN WHICH IT CITED A CLOSE REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT RECORD AND A PROBE BY UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS AND SERIES OF INTERVIEW WITH SENIOR LIBERIAN OFFICIALS CONCLUDED THAT I MISMANAGED THE SUM OF FOURTY EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS ON THE PURCHASE OF SOME PERSONAL PROPERTIES,SUCH AS CARS, BUILDINGS AS WELL AS WAR EQUIPMENT,ARMUNITIONS,YOU CAN AS WELL VISIT THE WEB SITE BELOW FOR RELEVANT INFORMATIONS.
http://www.westafricanews.com/s/westafricanews/tsindex.html
http://www.solutionscolony.com/advertWeb/router.asp?zUrl=www.google.co
m
http://www.essex.ac.uk/armedcon/world/africa/west_africa/liberia/defau
lt.htm
IN THIS REGARD,THE MONEY WHICH IS us$ 48.5m DOLLARS IS BEING KEPT WITH A REPUTABLE SECURITY COMPANY IN NIGERIA FOR SAFE KEEPING,WHICH THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA IS NOT AWARE OF SUCH MONEY IS BEING KEPT IN HIS COUNTRY,THAT IS WHY I HAVE DECIDED TO GO TO EXILE IN NIGERIA BECAUSE OF THIS FUND.MEANWHILE, I WANT THIS MONEY TO BE INVESTED IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY AND NOT IN AFRICAN COUNTRY BECAUSE OF SECURITY REASONS.
THEREFORE,I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR AN HONEST AND TRUST WORTHY PERSONALITY WHO CAN ASSIST ME IN INVESTING THIS MONEY. THE AMOUNT DEPOSITED WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY IN NIGERA.
MY ATTORNEY WILL SEND TO YOU, THE NECESSARY DOCUMENT'S THAT WILL BACK UP THE RELEASE OF THE DEPOSITED FUND TO YOU AS THE RIGTHFUL BENEFICIARY WITHOUT ANY DOUBT.I WILL REMUNERATE YOU WITH 30% OF THE AMOUNT DEPOSITED AT THE END,BUT MOST OF ALL IS THAT I SOLICIT YOUR TRUST IN THIS TRANSACTION.
I HAVE BEEN CONFINED ONLY TO CALARBAR AND ALL MY CALL ARE MONITORED BY SECURITY AGENTS,SO I WILL GET MY PRIVATE ATTORNEY TO GET YOU THE NEEDED INFORMATION. RESPONSE IN RESPECT TO THIS TRANSACTION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO MY ATTORNEY.
I WILL BE EXPECTING YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IMMEDIATELY YOU GO THROUGH MY PROPOSAL.
BEST REGARDS
PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR( FORMER)
CHARLES TAYLOR.





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