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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: "Mr.AHMED BELLO" <ahmed_office@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ahmedbello_office@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 18:10:05 +0100
Subject: Kind Regards

From:Mr.AHMED BELLO
Dear Sir

Sorry for using this Medium To Contact You. Please Note, I do not mean to disturb your life,because what I want from you is your assistant on a legal transaction.I am Mr.AHMED BELLO, a Chartered Accountant here in Nigeria, I have a very powerful connection at the presidency and the present government at large. There is a total of ($3,179,000.00) Three Million One Hundred and Seventy Nine Thousand Dollars, to be transfered abroad. I have my contact at the presidency, Federal Ministry of Finance and N.N.P.C, An American firm, DIVERSIFIED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN FT. WORTH TX 76185 IN U.S.A Executed a contract Ref No: 043/NNPC/WR-PH/93.

The firm has been duly paid ,but some of the officials at the presidency who don't want their names disclosed want to use the presidential fiat to transfer the equivalent sum to any oversea company/Account. You are only required to nominate an account for the purpose of the transfer. No risk is involved on either side. Sharing formula between you and us is 25%/75% respectively. you are at liberty to verify the authenticity or veracity of this contract. What the officials tend to do is to duplicate the payment. Would this appeal to you, Please feel most obliged to respond to my email. The related documentations of the contract will be faxed or emailed to you on request. This is to enable you be rest assured that the contract exists.I want you be confident because the transaction will be successful if only you will accord all the necessary support .You will be giving back any expenses you might incur during the transaction this is to guarantee you with full support.We have only f

ew weeks to consumate the deal upon your acceptance.You can Reply me on my Private Email: ahmed_b201@yahoo.com <http://us.f353.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=ahmed_b201@yahoo.com>

Kind Regards,

Mr.AHMED BELLO


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