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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: abdulla abdulla abdulla <abdullaabdullaabdulla44@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 01:06:14 -0800
Subject: Hope i can trust you

Hello my good friend,


I have been in search of someone that will work with me so when I saw you,
I was pushed to contact you and see how best we can assist each other. I am
Abdulla Abdulrahman Abdulla Qassem, a Bank Officer with Emirates NBD here
in U.A.E. I believe it is destiny that brought us together. I am having an
important business discussion I wish to share with you which I believe will
interest you and you are going to benefit from it.

One Late George a citizen of your country had a fixed deposit with my bank
in 2005 for 132 calendar months, valued at US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million
United State Dollars) the due date for this deposit contract was last 22nd
of January 2016. Sadly George was among the death victims in the May 27
2006 Earthquake disaster in Java, Indonesia that killed over 5,000 people.
He was in Indonesia on a business trip and that was how he met his end. My
bank management is yet to know about his death, I knew about it because he
was my friend and I am his account officer. George did not mention any Next
of Kin/ Heir when the account was opened, and he was not married and no
children.My Bank Management requested that George should give instructions
on what to do about his funds, if to renew the contract.

I know this will happen and that is why I have been looking for a means to
handle the situation, because if my Bank Directors happens to know that
George is dead and do not have any Heir, they will take the funds for their
personal use, so I don't want such to happen. That was why when I saw
contacted you, seeking your co-operation to present you as Next of Kin/Heir
to the account and my bank head quarters will release the account to you.
There is no risk involved; the transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. It is
better that we claim the money, than allowing the Bank Directors to take
it, they are rich already.

I am not a greedy person, so I am suggesting we share the funds equal,
50/50% to both parties, My share will assist me to start a charity
organization to help the poor and also start my own company which has been
my dream. Let me know your mind on this and please do treat this
information as TOP SECRET. We shall go over the details once I receive your
urgent response strictly through my personal email address,
abdul00010@hotmail.com Send me an email to my private email address below
so I will reply you with further details on how we will go about it. Have a
nice day. Anticipating your communication.


Mr. Abdulla Abdulrahman Qassem
Group Chief Operating Officer and Director Emirates NBD
General Manager of ITO & Admin Emirates NBD
Chairman Network International LLC
Private email:abdul00010@hotmail.com

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