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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: "sanusi lamido" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <m.lamido56@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:53:22 -0800
Subject: YOUR DIPLOMAT IS AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ARIZONA USA,CONTACT HIM NOW (520)303-2184 or(g.express.frank2010@gmail.com)

FROM THE DESK DR Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
(OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR)
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/010,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA.
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/07
 
HAPPY NEW YEAR,
 
We have received today  payment credit instruction from the new President of Federal Government of Nigeria (DR JONATHAN GOODLUCK)to credit your account with your full inheritance funds and compesation funds from the Nigerian reserve account with our bank.
 
This is to notify you that your funds (14.7million dollars) has been programmed for  immediate release into your nominated account but we can not transfer this funds direct to your nominated bank account, because we are having a little problem with International Monetary Fund (IMF) so our method of payment is by Diplomatic Courier Service.
 
Your diplomat has arrived with your cash consignment box at TUCSON international airport ARIZONA USA.
 
I want you to know that you have 24 hours to call the diplomat in person of HOPE FRANK with these phone number#520)303-2184 in the United States, let us know if you are still interested to get your consignment delivery to you today? as they have been waiting to hear from you to help them complete this delivery to you right now the diplomatic have arrival to united state with your consignment box,call them for clearance.
 
You are to call the diplomatic in person HOPE FRANK with above number and also send him email at (g.express.frank2010@gmail.com) call them and get back to me.
 
Note; that you must reconfirm your full address and valid phone# to him through these email:g.express.frank2010@gmail.com or call him through these number# 520)303-2184 immediately you receive these email to enable him deliver your cash consignment to you in any part of usa,canada and every part of world.
 
You must call me on my direct line# +234-8059-527-403 for serious discution.
I appreciate your good sympathetic and collaboration, Hope hearing from you swiftly.
 
CONGRATULATIONS.
DR SANUSI LAMIDO SANUSI,
EXECUTIVE   GOVERNOR,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
+234-8059-527-403
 
 

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