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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: "roy smith" <qualitytradeltd@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 18:37:46 +0000
Subject: work and get paid weekly

Dear Sir/Madam,
Good day.
This is an important Information that might interest you? Would you like to
work
online from home and get paid weekly?
QUALITY TRADE INVESTMENT LIMITED needs a book-keeper In your country. Would
you
like to work online from home and get paid weekly without having to leave
your
present job?

I presently run a textile and fabrics firm i inherited from my late Dad in
the
UK and we need someone to work for
the company as a representative/book keeper in your country. My company
produces
various clothing materials, batiks, assorted fabrics and traditional costume
in
conjunction with ASWANI TEXTILE NIGERIA LIMITED (our sister company in
Africa)
which we supply our clients weekly.

My clients make payments for our supplies every week, which are not readily
cashable outside the USA, so we need you to work in your country as our
representative and assist us in processing the payments from our clients .

ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS RECEIVE THIS PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS IN THE STATES
INTO
A BANK ACCOUNT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO OPEN WITH EITHER WELLS FARGO BANK OR
CITIBANK. THEN DEDUCT YOUR WEEKLY PAY AND FOWARD THE BALANCE TO THE COMPANY
DOWN HERE VIA ANY MEANS I SHALL DECIDE ON.

SO ALL I NEED TO DO IS TO FOWARD YOUR INFORMATION TO OUR CLIENTS AND THEY
WILL
ISSUE PAYMENTS IN YOUR NAME AND THEREAFTER SEND IT TO YOU VIA REGULAR MAIL
OR
COURIER.
So all that is needed is your full name, address and phone numbers so we can
forward it to our clients and they will start making
payments to you as my company's representative.

I WILL EMAIL YOU A LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT FROM OUR COMPANY WHICH YOU HAVE TO
REPLY
WITH AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER AND A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INDENTIFICATION
ATTACHED TO
IT. AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM ANY PAYMENT COMING TO YOU I WILL LET YOU KNOW AND
I
WILL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION ON HOW TO REMIT THE MONEY LESS YOUR WEEKLY PAY
TO
MY COMPANY.

I look forward to your prompt response via my email @
quality_trade_ltd@yahoo.co.uk
Regards
Roy Smith

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