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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: "DASUK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <XXXJAZZISST@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2016 15:47:24 +0100
Subject: Re: ....

Hello,

I apologize if the contents in this email are contrary to your moral ethics, but
I feel quite safe dealing with you after getting your contact on Businessmen's
Directory of Amman (Jordan). It is true We Have Not Met Each Other Before, But
Sometimes In Life, Luck And Faith Plays A Role In Two People Meeting From No
Where To Become Life Or Business Partners....Please allow me to introduce myself
to you once again, my name is Col. Ahmed Dasuki, the embattled ex-National
Security Adviser (NSA) to the Federal Government of Nigeria currently linked to
the ongoing arms purchase scandal in the country. I believe you may already be
aware of my name as it is currently making the rounds in the journals lately.

Nevertheless, i am not going to bore you with unnecessary details, so i will go
straight to the point here. I am currently being detained by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission concerning misappropriation of Arms purchase funds,
so following my predicaments and the present circumstances surrounding my plight
here in Nigeria, my international passport and important documents have been
seized and my bank accounts frozen by the Federal Government also restraining me
from traveling out of the country.

I am contacting you because I have some funds in a security company valued at
US$300M (Three Hundred Million United States Dollars), but the President
recently signed agreement with several countries to repatriate all foreign funds
and this will definitely affect my money if i don't move it fast, hence i have
made up my mind to contact you for you to receive the funds immediately before
the judicial bilateral agreement on repatriation of funds between my Government
and other countries commence and i lose all my money.

I do not have any other person to help me out, so If you agree to help me, i am
willing to give you 40% of the total sum plus reimbursement of any expenses you
may make during the process of securing this fund. I would like you to use my
share of the fund (60%) in investment projects in your company pending when i
secure my release and my travel documents handed back to me. Do not be afraid,
this deal is 100% risk-free and i have a perfect understanding with the security
company regarding the release of the funds to me or anybody i will present for
that purpose under enabling environment. The security company will also give you
details of a lawyer who can help you secure every necessary back up documents to
cover you as the legitimate beneficiary of the funds.

I have an officer here lending me his computer to send emails, so Please reply
urgently so i can give you further information. You can call me to confirm that
you have received my email by return mail to : ahmeddasuki476@yahoo.com.

Thanks

Col. Ahmed Dasuki

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