joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
 Free trial for 30 days
   jwSpamSpy
Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

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

Fraud email example:

From: Rilwanu Lukman <r12_lukman@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 02:50:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Dr. Lukman (Confidential)


Hello,



I am Dr. Rilwan Lukman, Former Nigerian
Representative to OPEC.
I have held so many posts here in Nigeria and abroad.
Through the sales of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I
was able to make US $25.5 Million which is currently
deposited with a Security Company Abroad.


I want you to assist me to claim this money as I
cannot claim it directly because the code of conduct
bureau forbids me (a bureaucrat) from acquiring such
huge amount of money. It is on this basis that i am
contacting you for assistance, If you will be
interested, claim documents have been processed and
will be sent to you.


The documents with which the fund is deposited will
be to you as the new beneficiary so that you will be
eligible to collect the fund on my behalf. The sharing
procedure will be 70% for me, 25% for you, while we
will set aside 5% for expenses we will encure in this
deal.


I want to assure you that there is no risk attached
to this transaction. You should also provide me with
your private telephone and fax Numbers for easier
communication.


Expecting your prompt response.


Best Regards,
Dr. Rilwan Lukman.



---------------------------------
Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business.

---------------------------------
Want to be your own boss? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business.

Anti-fraud resources: