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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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Fraud email example:

From: daniel amachree <amachree@faroweb.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:49:12 +0200
Subject: FROM DANIEL AMACHREE.


From Daniel Amachree
(damachree@zwallet.com)
General Manager Finance
Nigeria LNG Limited
C & C Towers
Plot 1684, Sanusi Fafunwa Street,
Victoria Island,
P. M. B. 12774, Marina, Lagos.
Nigeria.
WWW.NLNG.COM


DEAR,

RE: TRANSFER OF USD20,500,000.00(TWENTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) TO A SAFE ACCOUNT.

I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my capacity as General Manager Finance and full agreement with the Auditor-General of this Company (Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas).We scruintinised all records and the accounts of awarded and executed contracts of this company (NLNG) during the previous military regime, since the inception of democracy in Nigeria and carefully uncover and mapped out a whooping sum USD
$20.5m which we want to transfer to your account as the beneficiary. It might interest you to know that beginning of this current civilian government at a working asset capital of USD 3billion and will definitely gulp more USD 2 billion on the completion of the fifty part. You can authentically apply for supply if it interests you to be our client with full guarantee from me.

The money $20.5m has been approved for payment by this company
NLNG, the Federal Ministry of Finance (endorsed by the Accountant General of the Federation) and to be paid by the Apex bank of Nigeria. Under contract number, NLAG/FGN/FMF/CBN/B2517/99. As top civil servants, we are not allowed to operate foreign bank accounts hence our decision to use your account in full trust and confidence to transfer this money outside Nigeria.
We have accepted you as our foreign partner and will regularize and update the approvals to reflect you as true beneficiary of thecontract sum USD$20.5m (TWENTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS). Moreover, it is pertinent to note that it is not risky and does not require much engagements since we have taken care of the deal in full capacity.

We have resolved to give you 20% of the total sum for your
assistance.If you are interested in this deal, please contact me through my email. Address above for more likely information. Remember to give me your
phone and your fax number through which I can call and send you
approved document for your perusal your mailing address should also be included.

I am anxiously waiting for your response with hope that you will
understand the confidential nature of this transaction. If you do have any question to ask you can also call me on my private number above.

Best regards,

Mr Daniel Amachree

NB:PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU SEND A COPY OF YOUR RESPONSE TO MY DIRECT AND SECURE EMAIL ADRESS BELOW:

damachree@zwallet.com



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