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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: "Mr.Tamene Getachew Derse"<getachew2000@aim.com>
Reply-To: <tamenegetachew20@aim.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 06:37:26 -0700
Subject: Mr.Tamene Getachew Derse

Dear Friend,

Greetings from Mr. Tamene Getachew Derse, an Ethiopian national. I am an international consultant in the oil industry in the United Kingdom.

I seek your consent for your company to be used in an oil sales deal. My clients are top member of an oil firm and wish to have a reputable company to act as a partner in a deal executed.

We have find Buyer and he is already issue a Draft to our broker without letting the Government know as we have done with him before last month and the contract amount was Four Hundred and Seventy Million Euros my client told him Five Hundred Million Euro which he issued as over Invoice the Twenty Million Euros will be paid into your once the upon your confirmation of the copy and the letter in Euro Clear.

You will only open an account with the bank where the Draft will be cleared to enable our Broker pay in the Thirty Million into your account as over invoice and you deduct your 30% as your brokerage. Our Broker Company Name Intercontinental Financial System Inc.

Right now we are negotiating for a 12 month revolving contract of 6 million barrels per month/deal. Do please confirm your interest in this transaction by forwarding the following information on your response:

Company Name/Address:

Your Name:

Your Address:

Country:

Age:

Sex:

Occupation:

Position:

Telephone/ Mobile & Fax:+447092879749

We will be in a pole position to discuss more on your response Tel: +447756978379

Thanks and regards.

Mr.Tamene Getachew Derse



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