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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: "wale adebanjo" <wale_adeb2@walemolad.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 10:09:05 +0000
Subject: Next of kin.

From the Desk of Wale Adebanjo.
Societe Generale bank Plc.
Head Office,
Cape Verde Islands.

Dear Sir,
Though we do not know each other . I am seeking for someone overseas who
will assist and cooperate to act as the relative to one late DR.DONALD HECK
of USA whose money, US$12.5M has been in suspence account in our bank
-SOCIETE GENERALE BANK PLC,- since his death in Egypt air plane crash in
1999.

I am only soliciting for your utmost assistance by acting as the next of kin
of late DR.DONALD HECK,I have all the legal documents/information to
actualise this objective as I am his account officer.I shall legitimately
make you the bonafide beneficiary(next of kin) of this money which is within
my care.

I have decided to contact you to assist in repatriating this money left
behind by Late DR.HECH before it get confiscated,or declared unserviceable
by the bank.The bank has issued me a notice as the account officer to the
deceased to look for the next of kin or have this money confiscated within
the next 24 banking days,thus I contacted you for your urgent assistance.

Please visit http://www.greatdreams.com/PassEAir990.htm for your
confirmation. If you are interested and capable to assist, please,do feel
free to contact me for more clarifications and, of course, discuss on its
disbursement percentage.Looking forward to your positive response.
Thank you.
Wale Adebanjo


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