419 Scam
The 419 scam is an advance-fee fraud named after the relevant article of Nigeria's penal code. It is strongly associated with West Africa, in particular Nigeria, hence the other name of “The Nigerian Scam”.
- 419 Background
- 419 Busts
- 419 Scammer Sightings and Databases
- 419 Dupes
- Scam Baiting
- Other 419 Humor
- DDoS 419
- Report 419
- Discuss 419
419 Background
419 Background in English
419 Coalition - home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
Nigerian 4-1-9 Scam - www.quatloos.com/scams/nigerian.htm
Nigerian Scam - www.snopes2.com/inboxer/scams/nigeria.htm
Nigerian Scams - www.nigerianscams.org/
Nigerian Frauds - www.freemaninstitute.com/419.htm
Nigerian 419 Scam "Game Over!" - www.brianwizard.com/
scam 419 - www.scam419.com/
Nigeria to tackle e-mail scams - news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3431637.stm
419 Legal - www.419legal.org/
419 fighters - home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/fighters.htm
Books and Movies On 419 - home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/BooksOn419.htm
West African criminal networks in Southern Africa - www.iss.co.za/Pubs/ASR/10No4/Shaw.html
Western Union security advice - www.westernunion.com/info/faqSecurity.asp
The lure of easy money - www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2005/nov/10/money.scamsandfraud
Online scams create "Yahoo! millionaires" - money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/29/8378124/index.htm
419 Background in Other Languages
Nigeria-Connection - www.nigeria-connection.de/ - German
Fraude nigériane - www.radio-canada.ca/actualite/lafacture/240/rept.html - French
Nigeriabreven – 419 Sverige - www4.tripnet.se/~pingo/419/ - Swedish
419 Government Background
- US Government Sites on 419
- CA Government Sites on 419
- UK Government Sites on 419
- AU Government Sites on 419
- Nigeria Government Sites on 419
US Government Sites on 419
US State Department on Advance Fee Fraud - www.state.gov/www/regions/africa/naffpub.pdf
Investigating and Prosecuting Nigerian Fraud (page 40) - www.usdoj.gov/usao/eousa/foia_reading_room/usab4906.pdf
The "Nigerian" Scam: Costly Compassion - www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/nigeralrt.htm
CA Goverment Sites on 419
Advance Fee Fraud - www.rcmp.ca/scams/advance_fee_e.htm
UK Government Sites on 419
West African advance fee fraud - www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/419.htm
AU Government Sites on 419
Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud - www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/ti121.pdf
Nigeria Government Sites on 419
Economic and Finanical Crimes Commission - www.efccnigeria.org/
419 Busts
Biggest 419 bust in history - www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/21/scammers_nabbed/
Nigeria tackles 419 scammers - www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1439773,00.html
Nigeria wages war against 419 - www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=245662&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__africa/
HON Maurice 'Morris' Ibekwe Arrested on '419' Charges - www.nigerdeltacongress.com/harticles/hon_maurice_morris_ibekwe_arrest.htm
The Law Begins to Catch up with 419 E-mail Scammers - www.nigeriavillagesquare1.com/Articles/bamodu2.html
Amsterdam cops bust 419 ring - www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/protectingid/0,3800002220,39118085,00.htm
Nigerians running lucrative swindles - www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20040118scammerlocal5p5.asp
Nigerian fraudsters jailed for $240m bank sting - management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39154412,00.htm
419er jailed for 376 years - www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/14/419er_jailed/
US demands extradition of ‘419 scammers’ from Europe - www.theregister.co.uk/2006/02/23/419_scammers_extradition/
$2m 419 spam scammer in the slammer - www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2161844/419-spam-scammer-slammer
'I Go Chop Your Dollar' star arrested - www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/02/419_singer_caught/
Dutch police arrest 111 West Africans in 419 clampdown - www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/18/dutch_arrest_419_suspects/
Dutch police arrest six in 419 scam - www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/09/dutch_419_arrests/
419 Scammer Sightings and Databases
International Investigation Services - www.superhighway.is/iis/
419 Database - www.naspa.com.au/scam.htm
Nigerian Scam Letter Exhibit - www.quatloos.com/cm-niger/nigerian_scam_letter_museum.htm
Nigerian Fraud Email Gallery - potifos.com/fraud/
"419" Scam Hall of Shame - www.joewein.de/sw/419scam.htm
How Not to Become a Multi-Millionaire (419 archive) - w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/~wm/wm-419.html
Variations on the Nigerian 419 scam - www.tip.net.au/spam/Nigerian-419-Scam.html
419 Known Operatives - www.fraudwatchinternational.com/419-operatives/
URGENT REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE - www.cockeyed.com/citizen/nigeria/nigerian_june.html
The Nigerian '4-1-9' money scam - lucas.ucs.ed.ac.uk/Begging/
Example 419 Email Frauds - www.spikynorman.dsl.pipex.com/index_date.html
Nigerian Scam Mail Archives - www.nigerianspam.com/mail-archives.html
MuguWise Database - www.lumbercartel.nl/mugu/?p=browse
urgentmessage - www.urgentmessage.org/
Nigerian Email Scam Examples - worldwidespam.info/email-scams/
Scamdex - www.scamdex.com/
419 Dupes
Scam Baiting
In what has been referred to as the “Internet Bloodsport”, unsuspecting scammers have their scam reflected back at them.
Scam Baiting Pages
Scam o Ramo presents The Lads from Lagos - www.scamorama.com/
The Nigerian Letters - sweetchillisauce.com/nigeria.html
The Chaos Project - connect.to/thechaosproject - mirrors: 1
Zach Beane vs. Abed Solomon - www.xach.com/togo/
419 Eater - www.419eater.com/
The Nigerian Spam Letters - thespamletters.com/search.php?search=Nigerian
Tommy Udo vs. The Lads - geocities.com/steerp1ke/
Nigerian Scam Baiting - geocities.com/a_kerenx/
Scam Correspondence - www.warmfusion.com/nigerian/
David Lee Roth vs. The Lads - geocities.com/scamjokepage/
The Adventures of Wendy Willcox - willcoxinfo.bravepages.com/ - mirrors: 1 2
Mugu Baiter - geocities.com/mugubaiter/
The Emerging Art Of Reversing The Scam - geocities.com/zenknight2002/
The Brad Christensen Exhibit - www.quatloos.com/brad_christensen.htm
The Nigerian Scam... and the fun you can have with it - www.pagenumberone.co.uk/articles/scam.htm
Scarlett Barker vs. The Lads - geocities.com/scarlett_barker/
The Rev. Elmer Fudd - geocities.com/elmerfudd640/
Dr Frank E Stein vs. Hellen Vincent - geocities.com/frank_e_stein2002/
Annals of the Angolan-Nigerian Scammer - members.aol.com/spespinola/nigerian.htm
Conversations with a Nigerian Bank Scammer - geocities.com/lapetitelesson/cs/conversation.html
Scam Junky - geocities.com/scamjunky/
Lads of Lagos - www.ladsoflagos.com/
Grimcity goes to Lome - www.grimcity.com/lome.html
Africanscam - www.africanscam.co.uk/
Ebola Monkey Man - www.ebolamonkeyman.com/
Henry Dugan vs. The 419 Scammers - henrydugan.tripod.com/
Scam Slammers - www.angelfire.com/ri2/scamslammers/
Scumbag Scammers - mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/dumbassscammers/main.htm
Harry Blumpkin vs. The Scammers - geocities.com/harryblumpkin/
Fighting Back at 419 Scammers - www.nigerian419fraud.freeserve.co.uk/
Udo Watt, Scam Baiter - geocities.com/scambaiter2003/
Whats the Bloody Point? - www.whatsthebloodypoint.com/
Index of Stupid Crooks - geocities.com/fiercelambie/nigeriahome.html
Conference Scam 2003 - geocities.com/nigeria419scam/
PC builder takes 419ers for £171 - www.theregister.co.uk/2003/06/18/pc_builder_takes_419ers/
Letters from Ghana - www.dogzine.net/NewDogzine_Editor.html
Dick Serkumsizer - geocities.com/cola_andrews/dickvrose/danladi_fini.htm
Donkki Punch - geocities.com/donkki_punch/
Taunting the 419 Scammers - geocities.com/marxistdetective/taunting.htm
419 Scam Page - geocities.com/uhall/419scam.html
Bait a Mugu - baita.mugu.co.uk/
Mugus - www.mugus.com/
Jien-Yu Wan: My life in Crime - geocities.com/jienyuhui/
George the Monkey - www.george.site.btinternet.co.uk/
Mugumania - mugumania.1hwy.com/
1-Cindy LouWho vs Sam I Am - www.419exposed.4t.com/
Monkey Spit Scam Baiting - www.monkeyspit.net/inbox/
419 fun - www.419fun.com/
Vinnie the Pooh Meets the Lads from Africa - geocities.com/mikepukuotukas2003/
Conversations with a Nigerian Bank Scammer - www.yrad.com/
Scambuster.co.uk - www.scambuster419.co.uk/
Scam2Scammers - www.kotisivut.org/spam/
Miss Young's 419.bittenus.com - 419.bittenus.com/
The Jen Derbender letters - www.virtualdave.ca/419scam/
Spamfight - www.rantsinyourpants.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=38
Goofing With Nigerian Scammers - donnyo3.tripod.com/
Football 419 - storm.prohosting.com/f419/
E. Rection and Co. - geocities.com/erectionandcompany/
Trevor and That - geocities.com/trevorandthat/
Chaos on Scammers – Mugus I have met - geocities.com/coque90210/
Mel Snipe vs. 419 - snipe419.bravehost.com/
Mugus I have annoyed - www.sp0rky-n00b.co.uk/419/
The Kman Site - geocities.com/hay_jablome/
Got Mike? - geocities.com/got_mike2004/
Spoof the Nigerian Spam Scams - www.nowscape.com/suck/NIGERIAN_SCAM.htm
The Wall of Mugu - www.lumbercartel.nl/fouronenine/
419 Baiter - www.419baiter.com/
419 Zeros - www.419zeros.com/
Nigerian Scammer Payback - www.craigslist.org/about/best/lax/119838685.html
Nigerians get sloppy and hilarity ensues - www.fthe.net/blog/?p=3
Scam Baiter Haven - scambaiterhaven.blogspot.com/
RambleMind 419 - ramble419.blog.com/
theScamBaiter - www.thescambaiter.com/
Scambait International - scambait.memebot.com/
419 game - 419game.freepgs.com/
Good Morning Nigeria - goodmorningnigeria.com/
Sports phishing for beginners - www.beskerming.com/downloadable/reports/Beskerming_Phishing_Report_Jan_07.pdf
Scam Baiting Tips
Scammer Baiting Hints & Tips - www.419eater.com/html/baiting.htm
Scambaiting Pointers - www.scamorama.com/pointers.html
Scambusting Tips - www.scambuster419.co.uk/tips.htm
Gilbert's Guide to Sending Money to Scammers - www.scambuster419.co.uk/moneytransfer.htm
Want To Try Scam-baiting? - www.419fun.com/tips.htm
Scam Baiting - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scam_baiting
Scam Baiting Warnings
Whistleblowing scambaiters - www.geocities.com/whistleblower_419/
Anti AA419 - www.anti-aa419.com/
Scam Baiting Forums
Nigerian Scam Baiting Message Board - b4.boards2go.com/boards/board.cgi?user=akerenx
419eater user forums - forum.419eater.com/forum/
ScamBaits Forum - www.scambaits.com/forum/
theScamBaiter forums - www.thescambaiter.com/forum/
Nigerian “Fego” Slang
If you want to really understand your 419 spammer mark, you need to know his language.
Fego Slang - geocities.com/fegosian/slangs.html
Nigerian Slang - www.angelfire.com/ca/jdeyi/Slang.html
Pidgin English Phrases - www.ngex.com/personalities/babawilly/dictionary/pidgina.htm
Other 419 Humor
The Nigerian Spam Scam Contest! - www.rantsinyourpants.com/spam_scam_contest.htm
Business Proposal Generator - www.flooble.com/fun/proposal.php
Business Reply Generator - www.flooble.com/fun/reply.php
419 Scam Generator - www.liloia.com/419/
3rd Annual Nigerian EMail Conference - j-walk.com/other/conf/
Joe Nigerian - www.thespeciousreport.com/2003_joenigerian.html
How to become rich dotcom - home.arcor.de/ktdykes/wafrica.htm
Andy Warhol (style) Mugu01 - geocities.com/eatasian/index04.html
Enron Chairman Quits to Join Nigerian Firm - www.satirewire.com/news/jan02/scam.shtml
University of Nigeria - www.universityofnigeria.com/
“Request” - www.zefrank.com/request/index_better.html
Which Nigerian Spammer Are You? - bbspot.com/News/2004/04/nigerian_quiz.php
I Go Chop Your Dollar (song) - www.tlcafrica.com/I_go_chop_your_dollar1.mov
The epic tale of Gwammi Mufasta - www.collegehumor.com/video:1710265
DEAR SIR/MADAM - dearsirmadam.com/
DDoS 419
Report 419
Reporting links are listed at Reporting 419 Fraud.
Discuss 419
Dubious business offers - forums.delphiforums.com/wafrica/messages/
Nigerian 4-1-9 Forum - www.quatloos.com/nigerian419forum.htm
419 Legal forum - www.419legal.org/
Nigerian Scammers using IP Relay - forum1.aimoo.com/ip_relay_scams
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