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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: "Michael Laskey" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <michaellaskey12@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 16:47:59 -0500
Subject: Good Day

 
From: The desk of the Chairman
Contract Award Committee
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
N.N.P. C Building, Abuja, Nigeria.
 
Good Day
 
Appeal for Business Assistance for Mutual Benefit
 
I am Engr. Michael Laskey, Chairman of the Contract Award Committee of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I am mandated by mycolleagues to crave your indulgence in assisting us transfer the sum of US$35 millionto any of your reliable account overseas.
The said fund accrued from an over invoiced contractamount that we perfected when we awarded contract for the construction of OSO Crude Oil Evacuation Pipeline Network and Refineries and Petrochemicals Equipments, which was finally awarded at the Total cost of US$115 Million Only..
 
Now that the original foreign contractors have received their supposed contract funds of US$80 Million respectively, I and my colleagues have finally decided that we seek the assistance of reliable and trustworthy foreign personnel, whose account we can use to move the over-invoiced amount of US$35Million as we perfectly planned earlier. Be informed that all the necessary modalities have been perfectedwith the officials of  the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) for onward transfer of the fund to any bank account you will provide for this purpose  and on behalf of my colleagues I can assure you that the deal is 100% risk-free but must be treated with utmost secrecy until the funds finally arrive in your local bank account.
 
If you have the capacity to assist us actualize this transaction, I humbly advise you to send to me the following vital information of yours: -
·        Your FullNames……………………………
·        Bank account Details / Bank Address.
·        Contact Telephone numbers..
·        Email Address:
My colleagues and I have resolved to offer you 30% of the total money,5% shall be mapped out to offset all the contingent expenses in the course of the transaction, while the remaining 65% will be sharedamongst my colleagues and I including Central Bank Officials that will assist us transfer the fund into your local bank account
For security reasons, be informed that topmost secrecy must be observed throughout this transaction, as we expect that the transfer will be actualized in your accountwithin 10 working days upon receipt of 1-4 above details.
Looking forward to your positive response..
Yours sincerely,
Michael Laskey.
 
 

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