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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: "MS.RITA WILLIAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ritawill@yeah.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2015 07:15:02 -0400
Subject: PLEASE READ VERY CAREFULLY

Hello my dear,
 
I strongly believe that this mail must get at you by God's grace,as i do not know you in person and not quite sure of your current tel/fax number for me to be sure, but i know how i manage to get this mail address which i used to communicate you. However,i am Mrs.Rita Williams and i am working with the nations apex bank; accounting unit/telex department central bank of Nigeria. My aim of writing is not to know you as i have no interest of knowing you and would not like to know you unless if needs be.But i am telling you this based on my believe as person who does not like evil or cheating and would not like to be called for explanation as a result of this information i am giving to you below.
 
As a straight forward person,i believe that any man/woman is my brother/sister according to my believe irrespective of where you come from, we are same human beings. This information is as regards to your payment in Nigeria.As i am contacting you now, payments are going on to those that are aware of this information because this information was not gazette to the public awareness.
 
These exercises have started for sometime now but there are a lot of pranks some corrupt officials in the central bank that diverted your funds to a bank in Switzerland.From the information,the secretary of probe panel and verification on contract and next of kin matters and the chairman of the committee and some other officials summed up with to divert your funds.This information as a result of my recent departmental research,i had to call them to question but they tried to bribe me, but i refused because i am not a cheat.I have to inform you that your! Funds interest at a tune of usd$14.1 million was transferred into a Swiss account provided by a fake lawyer portrayed himself to be your lawyer.
 
I must inform you that the officers involved are always in communication with you,so you should stop talking with them and do not tell them that you are waiting for the transfer.Since we have an evidence at hand, you are hereby advised to contact the authorized (C.B.N) security and finance company in Abuja who is in control of your payment and the approved lawyer attached to the security and finance company in the name of Mr.Richard Orbed and explain everything to him as your file was sent to him on the 5th of October, 2014 and when contacting the lawyer quote your file reference number CBN/PTF/XX/014 he is the straw that breaks the camels back.
 
My advice to you based on this information is that you should boldly call Mr.Richard Orbed,the lawyer at the security and finance company on his direct email/ telephone number.he is the person in charge of all the legal clearances for this on-going payment exercise and ask him that he should help you in making sure your fund is paid to you immediately and do the changes to move your funds to your original account and follow his directives.He might want to know how come you got his direct email, you can tell him anything (please, don't quote me) but insist that he should help you in making sure your payment is done, and for more clarification or to ensure him that you really know what you are saying,quote the following code no: FGN/PED/CBN-X342XPTF2014 under category 'C' i.e.your code (please this information is classified).
 
I believe that at the end of the day,he will ask you to forward your payment information and bank co-ordinates to him for his processes as he will direct you properly on how to follow up for your fund to be made to you without further stress.So go ahead and call him now and don't be afraid of him or anybody,any person apart from him is definitely a fraud.Contact him on:
Contact person- Mr.Richard Orbed
Phone- +234 90 338 66 798
Email- barrorbed@163.com
Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Rita Williams

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