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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: "Collins" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <obicollins@e-mail.cz>
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:59:22 -0800
Subject: Hello Did You Sent Any One?

Attention: Honorable Beneficiary;



Didn’t you receive the mail I sent to you yesterday? Kindly forward your information for immediate proceed of your over due payment immediately and don’t delay.Consequently, we received a directive from the office of the president, ordering the above office to settle all inheritors whose debts have been outstanding for a long time now. And for those that shown sufficient proof regarding the release of their fund, and we wish to inform you that in our record here, you have fulfilled such conditions as the rightful beneficiary of the said (Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars).

But the reasons why your own Transfer was delayed is because, there is presently a counter claims on your funds by one MRS.JANET WHEELER, who is presently trying to make us believe that you are dead and even explained that you entered into an agreement with her, to help you in receiving your fund, So here comes the big question. Did you sign any Deed of Assignment in favor of (MRS. JANET WHEELER). There by making her the current beneficiary with his following account details:

MRS. JANET WHEELER,
AC/NUMBER: 6503809428.
ROUTING/122006743,
B/NAME:CITI BANK
BANK, ADDRESS: NEW YORK , USA
E-MAIL: mrsmonicaita02@yahoo.com.au

Please if you did not sign, nor authorize MRS.JANET WHEELER to receive your payment on your behalf, kindly reconfirm to us, for your urgent release the Premium immediately, Please Reconfirm your genuine ADDRESS (information) your full mailing address including your direct phone number for effective communication or call us to avoid making payment to a wrong person, attempting to divert your payment to a new account without your knowledge.

This office is glad to inform you that your payment shall be made as soon as we receive your feedback of claim/release today. We are sorry to inform you that the Federal Government had made it clear to all foreign contractors whose payment is overdue to be paid immediately hence all the modality relating to the release of your contract fund have been completed today. You are advised to stop any further communication with any department or any Government parasitically. This is to forestall new effort towards a diversion of your payment.

We apologies on behalf of the President and the good citizens of this country Nigeria for any delay and lost this most have coursed you and promise that such thing will not happen again. And if you are dealing with any of the hudloom regarding this payment or any transfer from this country, Please we urge you to STOP, because your funds in the total sum $650,000.00 (Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) and all expenses which you must have lost was recently approved by the Presidency and here with this Investigation Bureau (EFCC) here in Nigeria to be settled. Kindly forward this informations to this office;

YOUR FULL NAME
YOUR MAILING ADDRESS
YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBERS
OCCUPATION / AGE

Kindly reply urgently today for more information and we wait your concern and action of claim to this regards, call me on this number for further discussion +234 70-23-156-424 and reply through E-mail:private.personall@yahoo.fr

YOURS SINCERELY,

Mr.Obi Collins
Deputy Governor, Financial Sector
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
EMAIL: private.personall@yahoo.fr
DIRECT TEL: +234 70-23-156-424

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