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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: NNPC AUDIT <info@auditnnpc.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 13:31:16 +0300
Subject: CONTRACT

Dear Sir,

I write this mail basically to seek your consent on a transaction which involves the transfer of an
over-invoiced contract sum of money which originated from Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC). The original amount of the Contract is USD 97.5 Million but was over invoiced to the sum of
USD 130 Million. We are seeking for an offshore account that we can wire this balance USD 32.5
Million. My office got your email contact from internet email directory. After scrutinising many
email contacts we settled for you.

I am the Chairman Contract Award Committee of NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC), my
office is in charge of awarding contracts to all contractors for refurbishing,maintaining of
Refineries throughout the Country including construction of Oil pipelines. In my committee in
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I and my colleague intentionally approved a contract
valued at US$130 Million and has over invoiced of USD$32.5Million for our benefit. We have worked
hard/carefully to secure the fund since the original contract value of US$97.5 Million has been paid
on completion of the contract in 2016. Then the remaining balance USD$32.5 Million,(THIRTY TWO
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS
ONLY) which was the over invoiced amount is what we intend to transfer to you(offshore account)
through a bank here using your bank account details. I have written a memo informing the government
that this fund belongs to a foreign contractor waiting to be paid its contract sum. I want to invest
this fund into your company. We will transfer this fund as an investment fund from NIGERIA to your
country or any country of your choice in the world.
The fund will be shared on the ratio of 60/30, 30% to you for the assistance rendered while 10% will
be set aside for any miscellaneous that might be incurred during the transaction which will be
refunded to both sides, please note that this fund will not be investigated nor re-called in the
near feature as all document to move this fund to your account will be legally obtain.
The civil service code of conduct here in Nigeria does not allow any serving officer to operate a
foreign bank account that is why we are seriously handicapped to transfer the fund to an offshore
account ourselves hence we made this contact to you. It is on this basis that I thought it wise to
use a trust worthy foreigner to receive the fund for our mutual benefit. We shall draw an agreement
to back up this transaction and also to spell out our duties.

If you are interested, please contact me urgently.

We have fourteen(14) working days to conclude this fund transfer.
Kindly treat as urgent.



Summarily there is no single risk involved having covered every loopholes, that have made the deal
100% risk free. To avoid taking things for granted. The transaction will be processed
legitimately with all legal documentations on the execution of the contract.

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation

Sincerely,
Engr Dr.Chidi Prince
+2347018654823
Contract Award Committee Chairman


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