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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "michelle anderson" <michelle_anderson2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: michelle.a@terra.es
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 06:12:07 -0500
Subject: Request For A Mutually Beneficial Relationship

Michael Anderson
Regional Director, Financial Trust Bank Plc
Melbourne , Australia.

Sir/Madam

I am Michael Anderson, Regional Director, Financial Trust Bank Plc,
Melbourne Australia, I am writting to bring to your notice that I have the
sum of $6,200,000.00(Six Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) in a secret account and this money was realised from the sales of
the excess evaluation of the companies asset, sometime in October,2004 by my
office.

I want you to help me so that I can deposit this money into your account. If
you assist me in moving this funds out of the bank I will give you 30% of
the money then I will take 60% while 10% is mapped out for all the sundry
expenses including transfer cost. After the transfer I will travel
to your country for my share which will basically go for investment in your
country. I cannot keep this money in my account because I am not allowed to
operate such an amount in my country Australia as an asset manager .

I will be very glad if you will keep this business confidential, if you
agree to this proposal, please send your details so that my attorney will
prepare a document that will guarrantee the legitimate source of the funds
into your account for an investment purpose

(i) FULL NAME
(ii) ACCOUNT DETAILS
(iii) COUNTRY
(iv) PRIVATE TEL
(v) PRIVATE FAX .

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be 100% risk free and most profitable for both of us
because I shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Thanks in anticipation, as I wait your urgent and positive response.

Michael Anderson
Director of Asset, Financial Trust Bank Plc
Melbourne , Australia.


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