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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: "anna bangura" <an_bangura@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 22:31:06
Subject: re: business proposal



FROM THE DESK OF MR. OSAMO TIM.
TEL: +41-178 851 6342
E-mail: osamotim@yahoo.com


ATTN:THE PRESIDENT/CEO,
I'm an accountant with the Nigeria National petroleum Corporation (NNPC)and, I'm also a member ofthe contract committee in the Nigeria National petroleum Corporation. I'm also on a special diplomatic duty in the Nigeria foreign office in Geneva,Switzerland. Sometimes ago,a contract was awarded to a foreign firm in Germany by my committee. This contract was over invoiced to the tune of Eight Million,Six Hundred Thousand United StateDollars(US8.6Million)the over invoicing was a deal by my committee to benefit from the project.We now desire to transfer this money which is presently in a suspense account of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) into any overseas account which we expect you to provide for us. For providing, the account where we shall remit the money,you will be entitled to 20% of the money 70% will be for myself and my partners,the remaining 10% will be set aside to settle all expenses incurred by both parties. I would require the following;
1.Bank name and Address
2.Telephone,Fax Numbers of Bankers
3.Name of Beneficiary/company Name/Address,AccountNumber.
4.Confidential Telephone & Fax number of Beneficiary. The above information would be use to make formal application as a matter of procedure for the release of the money and onward transfer to the nominated account you would provide.It does not matter whether or not your company dose contract project of this nature described here,the assumption is that your company won the major contract and subcontracted it out to other companies.We have strong and reliable connections and contacts at the Apex Bank and the Federal Ministry of Finance and we trust worthy foreign partner to assist us in this mutual/beneficial transction. Therefore, when the business is successfully concluded,we shall through our same connections withdraw all document used from all the concerne Government Ministries for 100%security.We are civil servant and we will not miss this opportunity. Please contact me immediately through my above telephone or e-mail address, whether or not you are interested in this tr!
ansction. If you are not,it will
enable me scout for another foreign partner to carry out this deal. But where you are interested, send the required document aforementioned herein without delay,as time is of great essence in this transction. I await your anticipated co-operation and response.
Best regards

osamo tim

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