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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: "Mustapha Abdulkarim" <mabdulkarim2005@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 17:00:28 +0000
Subject: Invitation

Asslam Ailekum Wassalamu Alaikum Rahmatullah.
 
 
From,
 
 
Alhaji Mustapha Abdulkarim.
Ministry of Finance and Econimic Planning,
Banjul, The Gambia.
6th of  December 2005 
                                
                             ATTENTION 

Good day to you Sir,
                                Please kindly accept my apology for sending this unsolicited mail message to you.How are you, your business and your family, it is my pleasure to contact you throught this medium, to seek for your consent regarding my business proposal to you. 
                      
I am Alhaji Mustapha Abdulkarim 55 years old from Gambia,Married with three Children and Presently The Director General in the Ministry of Finance and Econimic planning Banjul The Gambia.I have the Equivalent sum of Five Million, Five Hundred Thounsand United States Dollars (US$5.500.000.00) Investment Funds Kept in  one of the Prime Banks.

I had wanted to use this Money For Investments upon Disengaging from the Civil Service By March 2006. My Urgent need to contact you was necessitated by the Recent Government Directives to Civil Servants  to declare their Assets on or Before the 31st of December 2005. Knowing how i got this Funds and the fact that i cannot account for it if eventually Found, I decided to contact you in order to Front You as the Account Owner so that the Funds shall be transfered to your position without delay.I have formalised every arrangements which i shall give to you upon the receipt of your confirmation mail indicating your interest and willingness to work with me in this Business Arrangements.

For your assistance and participation,I shall give you 30%net Funds while you shall guide me investing my own 70% after disengaging from the service by March 2006. Furthermore i wish to inform you that this Business is 100% Risk Free in ever sense.
Please keep this informations very secretive in view of my personal and Job security.
 
With Regards.
Yours Faithfully
Alhaji Mustapha Abdulkarim.

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