[ 419 SCAM E-MAILS ]

Below are just a few random samples of the many 419 scam e-mails that I received in just one day in January, 2008 - (the 12th). Each one of these is a scam of one kind or another.

While there are many e-mails here, these e-mails are just a very small fraction of the actual amount of scam e-mails sent out each day by 419 scammers. Thus, if you've received a suspicious e-mail that isn't listed here on these pages, it doesn't mean that it isn't a scam. In fact, if you receive anything even remotely similar to any of the scam e-mails you see here or if you arrived at this page via an internet search, I can 100% guarantee you...YOU HAVE RECEIVED A SCAM E-MAIL!

To see what this site is really all about, visit The Games section.

There are many different types of 419 scam (examples) but they all promise you something (fortune, job, loan, lottery prize, gold dust, work visa, etc.) in return for a small 'fee' or some kind of remittance. Of course, there is no fortune, no job, no loan, no prize to be had. It's just a ploy to get you to willingly send them money.

It's important to note that any real people or legitimate organizations mentioned in these e-mails have absolutely no connection with these scammers! None of the scammers use their real names. Sometimes they take on the identity of real people to help them convince you that they are genuine. Whatever these scammers tell you, DON'T believe a word of it!!!

[ BEGIN SCAM E-MAILS ]

FROM THE DESK OF THE MICROSOFT
COORDINATOR {MICROSOFT GLOBAL E-MAIL LOTTERY}
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
AMSTERDAM THE NETHERLANDS
FILE REF:HL/5564/40/07/MICS
BATCH: MC11/834/5PDH /EU


OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:

DEAR WINNER:
It is obvious that this notification will come to you as a surprise but please find time to read it carefully as we congratulate you over your success in the following official publication of results of the E-mail electronic online Sweepstakes organized by Microsoft,in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products,(F.P.S.)held on the 1st of January 2008,in Amsterdam The Netherlands.
 
Wherein your electronic email address emerged as one of the online
winning emails in the 1st category and therefore attracted a cash award of GBP £3,000,000.00 (Three Million Pounds only) which your file falls in our South African Claim office in Johannesburg
Our winners are arranged into four categories with different winning prizes accordingly in each category. They are arranged in this format below:
 
CATEGORY NO.OF WINNERS WINNING PRIZES
1st. 2 1,000,000.00 each
2nd. 8 800,000.00 each
3rd. 13 470,000.00 each
4th. 27 170,000.00 each
 
We write to officially notify you of this award and to advise you to contact the processing office immediately upon receipt of this message for more information concerning the verification, processing and eventual payment of the above prize to you.
It is important to note that your award information was released with the following particulars attached to it.
(1) Award numbers: NL 56/7765
(2) Email ticket numbers: NL553/26/96
(3) Batch numbers: MC11/834/5PDH /EU
(4) The file reference numbers: HL/5564/40/07/MICS
{5} Serial Numbers:McST/006/NL4657
 
Details of Beneficiary
Name (Surname First):.......................................................................
Address:.............................................................................................
Country:.............................................................................................
Telephone:.........................................................................................
Gender:...............................................................
Marital Status:..................................................
Age:.....................................................................
Occupation:........................................................
Email Address:..................................................
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/ INDIVIDUAL:
......................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................
_______________ _________________
Date: Signature:
To file for your claim,Please contact your Validating Officer or the payment bank for VALIDATION of your winning within Twenty-nine working days of this winning notification. Winnings that are not validated within Twenty-nine working days of winning notification are termed void and invalid. You are required to mention the above particulars
of your award in every correspondence to enable the Agentin South Africa validate your winning
CONTACT:
*******************************************************************
FOREIGN CLAIM MANAGER
NAME: Dr.Williams Smith.
MICROSOFT SECURITY DEPARTMENT(RSA)
official email: services007@hotmail.com
 
 
AFRICAN PAYMENT BANK CONTACT DETAILS FOR IMMIDIATE PAYMENT
 
BANK NAME: FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA
CONTACT PERSON: Mr.FRED WALTAR
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
TEL:+27 73 2152 453
FAX+27 866084478
CONTACT EMAIL:infofnbbank.co.za@gmail.com
 
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The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards is sponsored by our
CEO/Chairman, Bill Gates: and a consortium of software promotion companies. The Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers and other International Companies. The Microsoft internet E-mail draw is held periodically and is organized to encourage the use of the Internet and promote computer literacy worldwide.
Once again on behalf of all our staff,
CONGRATULATIONS!
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Mark Van Dijk

MICROSOFT E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION COORDINATOR.
Copyright © 1994-2007 The Microsoft Internet E-mail lottery Awards Promotion Inc. All rights reserve

Dear Friend ,

My name is Mr Malam Abudu , the Assistant Manager Credit and Foreign bills of United Bank for Africa(UBA). I am writing in respect of a foreigncustomer of our bank with account number 14-255-114 whose name is Late Capt. Ted Thompson <http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/link.ted.thompson.jpg>, , an american by citizen who perished in a plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31st 2000, including his wife and only daughter. You shall read more about the crash on visiting this site which I got during my investigation; <http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/> Since the demise of this our customer, I personally has watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds of US$7.5M (Seven Million Five Hundred Thoudsand United States Dollars) which has been with our branch for a very long time. On this note,
I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the Next of Kin as no one has come up to be the next of kin. And the banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than Ten Years, because the money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed fund after this period. In view of this I got your contact through a trade journal when i was making a research on a foreigner i will use in this great upportunity. For your assistant i will give you 20% of the total amount then 10% has been maped out to donate to the motherless baby home, while the remaining 70% will be for me and my partner. Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you by e-mail the letter of application which you will type sign and send back to our bank to enable us start this transaction.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for the smooth and easy transfer of this fund has been finalized, this transaction will be completed within five banking days of recieving your response, after you apply to the bank as a relation to the deceased.when you receive this letter. Kindly send me an e-mail signifying your decision including your private Telephone and Fax numbers for quick communication.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. M.Abudu  

NAME:BRENT LUWIS 
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
ATTN: BELOVED,


GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. I AM MR BRENT LUWIS A CITIZEN OF THE REPUBLIC OF NETHERLAND BUT PRESENTLY IN NIGERIA WORKING
FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,I AM 50 YEARS OLD, I AM NOW A NEW CHRISTAINALL INDICATION MY CONDITIONS IS REALLY DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE CONVERT, SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE HEART, FROM OBVIOUS THAT I WON"T LIVE MORE THAN 1 YEAR,ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS,THIS IS
BECAUSE THE CANCER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE.

MY LATE WIFE DIED LAST FIVE YEARS,AND DURING THE PERIOD OF OUR MARRIAGE WE COULDN"T PRODUCE ANY CHILD. MY LATE WIFE WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER
HER DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HER BUSINESS AND WEALTH.

THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN 1 YEAR,SO I NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE THE PART OF THIS WEALTH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN AFRICA, AMERICA ASIA,AND EUROPE.

I SELECTED YOU AFTER VISITING THE WEBSITE AND I PRAYED OVER IT.

I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $25,000.000.00U.USD( TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED.

PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT FUND IS LYING IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN NIGERIA.

ONCE I HEAR FROM YOU, I WILL FORWARD TO YOU ALL THE INFORMATIONS YOU WILL USE TO GET HER FUND RELEASED FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND TO BE
TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERRED TO YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE SURE FOR THE SAID PURPOSE, BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THA WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY.

MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE FELLOWSHIP OF GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION SO I CAN FORWARD IT TO MY LATES WIFE LAWYER WHO IS GOING TO HANDLE THE TRANSACTION WITH YOU
AND LEAD, ADVICE YOU ON HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND GET THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHOUT THE BRIDGE OF LAW.
 
 
 INFORMATION NEEDED

 

FULL NAME :......................................

FULL CONTACT ADDRESS.............................

NAME OF COMPANY :................................

COMPANY ADDRESS:.................................

POSITION:........................................

MARITAL STATUS :.................................

RELIGION:........................................

SEX:.............................................

PRIVATE FAX NO...................................

PRIVATE PHONE NO:................................


I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY.

YOUR BROTHER IN CHRIST.

MR BRENT LUWIS.

Greetings!

I have been waiting for you since to contact me
for your Confirmable Bank Draft of
$800.000.00 United States Dollars, but I did not
hear from you since that time. Then I went and
deposited the Draft with FEDEX COURIER
SERVICE, West Africa, I travelled out of the
country for a 3 Months Course and I will not
come back till end of March.
 What you have to do now is to contact the
FEDEX COURIER SERVICE as soon as possible
to know when they will deliver your package to
you because of the expiring date. For your
information, I have paid for the delivering
Charge, Insurance premium and Clearance
Certificate Fee of the Cheque showing that it is
not a Drug Money or meant to sponsor Terrorist
attack in your Country.

 The only money you will send to the FEDEX
COURIER SERVICE to deliver your Draft direct to
your postal Address in your country is ($150.00
US) Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of
the Courier Company so far. Again, don't be
deceived by anybody to pay any other money
except $150.00US Dollars.
I would have paid that but they said no because
they don't know when you will contact them and
in case of demurrage.You have to contact the
FEDEX COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of
your Draft with this information bellow;
Contact Person: Mr. Mike Aderson
Email
Address: FedexExpressdeliveryservice001@hotmail.com
Telephone:+(234)8074521523
 Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your
Postal address() and Direct telephone number
to them again to avoid any mistake on the
Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking
number to enable you track your package over
there and know when it will get to your address.
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as
soon as you receive this mail to avoid any
further delay and remember to pay them their
Security Keeping fee of $150.00 US Dollars for
their immediate action. You should also let me
know
through email as soon as you receive your
Draft.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr.David White

Greetings in Jesus name.

Beloved,

I know this letter will definitely come as a surprise to you but I hope
 as
you read on, you will come to understand I have decided- after about
 four
and a half month of thinking about the whole issue- to seek your help
 in
carrying out my last wishes. I don�t really know you but I have prayed,
thought about it and moreover I have no choice now and for another
 reason
I prefer not to disclose. My names are Mrs. Lilian James.

I am 67 years old and I was born and brought up from a motherless
 baby�s
home the Netherlands. I was married to my late husband for twenty years
and had two children but as God would have it. They died in an auto
accident six years ago. Before this happened, my business and concern
 for
making money was all I lived for. I never really cared about other
 values
in life. But since the loss of my family, I have found a new desire to
assist helpless families. I have been helping orphans in
orphanages/motherless baby�s homes, especially in Africa. I have also
donated some funds for humanitarian aid and rehabilitation of
 prostitutes
in Rio de janiero, Brazil, when I was healthier. I know by now you
 might
be wondering why this entire long story. I am a new Christian convert,
suffering from long time cancer of the breast, all indication from my
doctor that my conditions are really deteriorating and it is quite
 obvious
that i wouldn�t live more than three months.

According to my doctors, and in all indication regards to medical
analysis, this is because the cancer disease has gotten to a very bad
stage that there is no hope for me to be a living person again. I have
also lost my ability to talk, due to this my poor health condition.

Presently I been hospitalized and my only means of communication at the
moment is by my email or sms message and I am here with my laptop. I am
not afraid of death any longer though. Like I told you earlier, my
husbands business and mine really thrived when I was healthy and He
 been
alive. We really worked hard for the sake of our children. As my health
detracted, my extended family members swooped down on everything my
husband and I worked hard to earn.

Seeing that there are no offspring(s) to inherit it coupled with the
 fact
that I am dying. They never really liked me anyway but my husband stood
 by
me all those years. This is my plea; I made most of my money through
exporting vintage wines to African countries like South Africa,Benin
Republic and Nigeria.

I had to sell all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of
$7.5Million dollars with a security company. Presently, this money is
still kept with the security company and the managements just wrote me
 to
come forward to pick up my deposit, that it has over stayed the period
 of
time I entered that I would come over to claim it back. Or issue a
 letter
of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I cannot
come over because my illness or they get it confiscated.

It is my last wish to see that this money is invested to any
 organization
of your choice and distributed each year among the charity
 organization,
the poor and the motherless baby�s home where i come from. I want you
 as a
God fearing person, to also use this money to fund churches, orphanages
and widows; I took this decision, before i rest in peace because my
 time
will soon be up.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the
Security Company. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will
prove you as the new beneficiary of my fund. Please assure me that you
will act accordingly as I stated herein.

Waiting for your reply.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs. Lilian James N:B Pls reply me through my alternative email
 address:
{lilianjames17@mail.md}

FROM MR. WILLIAMS HANI
SENIOR STAFF IN FILE DEPARTMENT
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)COTONOU
BENIN REPUBLIC WEST AFRICA.
TOP SECRET AND URGENT CALL +229-97-05-73-67
Dearest Friend.
I am Mr WILLIAMS HANI. The director in charge of auditing and accounting section in financial house Cotonou Benin Republic in west Africa. With due respect and regards I have decided to contact you based on the urgency of this transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction. Please here is my direct contact call me on +229-93-84-00-50 Or email me at (williams_hani2007@yahoo.fr)
During my investigation and auditing in the bank , my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased customer, a foreigner who died on December 26 Friday,  2003 in plane crash. The fund has been dormant in his account with the bank of africa without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before my discovery to this development.
 Actually, the late customer MR. FREDERIC AARON was a big merchant who trades on Gold, Diamond, Elephant tusks and crude oil from Africa to Asia and Europe and this money he deposited in our financial house to pay for his purchases. Please I want you to visit the website below for more information about the plane crash.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
Although personally, I kept this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and idea be profitable and during the time of execution ( Two is secret). The amount involved is(USD$40m). FORTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS. Meanwhile all the whole arrangement and directives needed to put claim over this fund as the beneficiary next of kin to the deceased, will be forward to you upon your acceptance.
 Information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity. In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant,we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank.
This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow from a foreign nation who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of Oath to the bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be transferred into on his request as it may be, after due verification and clarification to designated bank account.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free.
On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum as gratification, while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses that may arise during the time of transfer such as telephone bills etc, while 60% will be for me. Please,you have been advised to keep everything top secret as I am still in service with the bank and intend to retire from service after I have concluded this deal with you.
Therefore to enable the Bank transfer the funds into your account in your name, you must apply first to the bank as relations or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and location where the money will be remitted.
Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application form which you will fill and apply to bank. And you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer. Ask any questions that are not cleared by you for a good follow-up call  +229-97-05-73-67. I look forward to work with you.May almighty bless us.
Best reggards
Mr Williams Hani. 

 �helenmack00@yahoo.ca

 �from: Helen Edward
 Tel:+225 07 59 8653
Introduction.
Dearest,
 �
 �
 �
 PLEASE REPLY ME WITH THIS PRIVATE EMAIL
 �
 helenmack00@yahoo.ca
 �
 �
 �
 �
 I know that this mail may come to you as surprise ,I
am Mrs�Helen� Edward the wife to Dr Joe Edward� the
former director� general of� Sierra-leone Gold and
diamond corporation who was assasinated by the rebels
loyal to Foday Sankoh the (R U F)leader.
 �
 I managed to escape my country with my son Mack.� It
is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture
which I and my Son (Mack)intend to establish in your
country. Though I have not met�� with you� before but
I believe, one has to risk confiding in succeed
sometimes in life. 
 �
 There is this huge amount of Fifteen million U.S��
dollars($15,000,000.00) which my late Husband kept for
us with a Fiduciary Fund Holder in Abidjan�� Cote�
d'Ivoire before he was assasinated by the Rebels in a
one Metallic Trunk Box.
 �
 Now I and my Son have decided to invest these money
in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa
for security and political reasons.
 �
 We want you to help us claim and retrieve this box
from the Fiduciary Fund Holders and transfer it into
your personal account in your country for investment��
purposes� on these areas:
 �
 1). Telecommunication�� 
2). The Transport Industry�� 
3). Five Star Hotel�� 
4). Real Estate� 
 �
 Now i want to ask you something;
 1)Can i trust you?
 2)Can you take me as your sister?
 �
 If you can be of an assistance to us we will be
pleased to offer to you 10% Of� the total fund.
 �
 I await your soonest response.
 Respectfully yours,
Mrs Helen Edward
 �
 PLEASE REPLY ME WITH THIS PRIVATE EMAIL
 �
 �helenmack00@yahoo.ca
 �
 Please my dear call my son mack with this number for
more details OK. +22507598653

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FOREIGN DEBT PAYMENT DEPARTMENT,
ASO VILLA,GARKI-ABUJA,
E-MAIL:(jgoodluck_vp@yahoo.com),
REG:FCT/C05/805BN.
DATE:12/01/2008.

Attention:
 
ATM SWIFT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT. 

This Is To Officially Inform You That We Have Verified Your
Contract/Inheritance File And Discovered Reasons Why You Are Not Yet
 Receive Your Payment. It Is Because Of Irregularities And Complications
 Discovered On Your Payment File By Our Technical Experts In Respect To
 Your Contract /Inheritance Payment Requirements Which Have Just Been
 Duly Rectified.

Meanwhile, We Have Been Informed That You Are Still Dealing With
Impostors And Non Recommended Officials In The Bank. Such Acts Must
 Stop For Security Reasons If You Wish To receive Your Payment. Since We
 Have Decided To Bring A Solution To Your Problem, Right Now We Have
 Arranged Your Payment Through Our ATM Swift Card Payment Center: CENTRAL
 BANK OF NIGERIA FOREIGN REMITTANCE INTERNATIONAL(Under Reserve Bank
 Operation Act 2006 ).That Is The Latest Instruction By Our new President
 (GCFR) Alhja Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Federal Republic Of Nigeria. Below Is The
 Arrangements ;...

The Swift card Center Will Send To You As An Atm Card That Is Loaded
with US$10.7M Dollars (Ten Millions Seven Hundered Thousand United
 State Dollars), Which You Will Use To Withdrew Your Money From Any Atm
Machine In Any Part Of The World, But The Maximum Is Ten Thousand
 Dollars Per Day(USD$10,000), So If You Like To Receive Your Fund This Way
 Please Do Let Us Know By Contacting The Card Payment Center CENTRAL BANK
 OF NIGERIA FOREIGN REMITTANCE INTERNATIONAL On the email
address(cbn_atmpaymentdept02@yahoo.com) Also, Send The Following
 Information To Swift Card Center :

1.your full name,
2.Phone/Fax Numbers
3 Address Where You Want Them To Send The Card Through Diplomatic
 Courier Service/Company address(P.O box Not Accepted).
4.Your age/Sex...
5.Total Amount You Are Expecting,Instead Of Losing Your Fund.
6.Your occupation/company and your office address,
7.Your valid Driving Licence or international passport.

Please Indicate To The Card Center The Total Sum You Are Expecting And
For Your Information You Have To Stop Any Further Communication With
Any Institution Or Office Until You Receive The Atm Card.

Note: Because of Impostors,We Hereby Issue You Our Code of Conduct Tag
Number Which Is(CB/805/) So You Must Have To Indicate This Code When
Contacting The Card Center.We Await For Your Urgent Response.
 
YOURS SINCERELY,
DR.JONATHAN GOODLUCK.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
E-MAIL:(jgoodluck_vp@yahoo.com)

[ END 419 SCAM E-MAILS ]

As I said, this is just a small sampling of the hundreds of scam e-mails receive each day.

NOTE TO SPAMMERS: My scam e-mail filtering system is pretty good but it isn't perfect and on occasion, a regular spam e-mail may inadvertently get included in these pages. If you'd prefer that your spam e-mails not be inadvertently included in these pages, don't send me spam.

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