joewein.de LLC fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter! Free trial for 30 days

"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

• About the 419 (Advance Fee) scam
• "Is that email a scam?" - Check it online here!
  
• Frequently asked Questions (419 FAQ)
• Phone numbers used by 419 scammers
  (+225 +229 +234 +27 +31 +32 +34 +44 other)
• Company names mentioned in 419 spam:
  1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
• Support our efforts to stop scams!
  
• How to report 419 spam to us
• What can you do when you receive 419 spam
  
  
• Spam archive, Daily index
  

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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

Fraud email example:

From: gracejohnson@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 10:43:17 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?ATTENTION?=


REPLY ME THROUGH MY ALTERNATE E-MAIL ADDRESS(drgracejohnson@yahoo.co.in)
FROM THE DESK OF:- DR MRS GRACE JOHNSON
ACCOUNT OFFICE
N.N.P.C H.Q
LAGOS NIGERIA.


GOOD DAY,

THIS MAIL IS NOT INTENDED TO CAUSE ANY EMBARRASMENT IN WHATEVER FORM TO

YOU, BUT I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY.

I KNOW A PORPOSAL OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND
WORRIED, BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT IT IS SENT IN GOOD FAITH AND WILL BE

OF GOOD MUTUAL BENEFIT TO BOTH PARTIES.

I AM DR MRS GRACE JOHNSON, AN ACCOUNTANT AND A MEMBER OF THE
PROJECT/CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE IN NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION(NNPC).I

GOT TO KNOW YOU AND YOUR ADDRESS FROM OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY DIRECTORY IN MY QUEST FOR A TRUSTWORTHY FOREIGN PERSON/ENTITY WHO

WILL ASSIST US IN THE TRANSFER OF AN AMOUNT OF $45.5 MILLION US DOLLARS

WHICH EMANATED FROM THE OVERINVOICE OF A CONTRACT AWARDED IN MY
CORPORATION.(NNPC) IN 2001.

WE ARE THREE OFFICIALS OF THE N.N.P.C WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF THE PROJECT
AND CONTRACT AWARD DEPT. IN 2001 WE AWARDED A CONTRACT TO A FOREIGN
FIRM (SNAMPROGETTI INC.)FOR THE SUPPLY OF PETROCHEMICAL AND PIPLINE
EQUIPMENT,270,000 BPSD POLYPROPYLENE AND
INSTALLATION OF 500.00' MONAX AXIAL FLOW TURBINE FOR PORT HARCOURT OIL
REFINERY. AND HAVING PURPOSELY INFLATED THE CONTRACT WHICH WAS
ORIGINALLY VALUED US$160 MILLION UP TO US$188 MILLION, THE CONTRACT HAS
BEEN
SATISFACTORILY EXECUTED, AND THE ORIGINAL
CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN DUELY PAID THEIR TOTAL AMOUNT OF US$160MILLION,
LEAVING BEHIND THIS OVERINVOICED SUM OF US$45.5 MILLION WHICH MUST BE PAID

AS THE BALANCE OF THE CONTRACT.

THE CONTRACT AWARD NUMBER F.G.N./N.N.P.C/02299C:B/01 AND ALL RELEVANT
DOCUMENTS ARE INTACT, AND WE NEED AN HONEST AND TRUSTED FOREIGN PERSON
OR COMPANY,WHO WILL OPEN AN ACCOUNT WHICH WE WILL USE TO RECEIVE THIS
AMOUNT OF US $45.5 MILLION, AS WE ARE NOT ALLOWED IN OUR CAPACITY AS
CIVIL SERVANTS TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT.

EVERY RELEVANT DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION WILL BE SENT TO YOU

BY MAIL/FAX AS SOON AS WE PROCURE THEM FOR YOUR PERUSAL/RECORDS.
MOREOVER,WE HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS SOON AS THE
MONEY
ARRIVES YOUR ACCOUNT, 65% WILL BE FOR US AND 5% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR

EXPENSES THAT MAY BE INCURRED IN THE COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS. AND I CAN

ASSURE YOU THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100% SAFE AND
MUST TREATED WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY FOR AN ASSURED SUCCESS.

PLEASE INDICATE YOUR INTEREST IN THE BUSINESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BY
MAIL. YOU SHOULD AS WELL PROVIDE YOUR TELEPHONE/FAX NOS. FOR EASY
COMMUNICATION.
THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION
BEST REGARDS.
DR MRS GRACE JOHNSON
KINDLY REPLY TO:(drgracejohnson@yahoo.co.in)





------------------------------------------
Use o melhor sistema de busca da Internet
Radar UOL - http://www.radaruol.com.br

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam