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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: Dr Roland Obi <drrolandade@corriodesign.hu>
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2005 12:47:14 +0200
Subject: H.C.


Attn: CEO/Managing Director

Sir,

Complements of the day to you. I came to get your contact, which I decided to

contact you pertaining a business proposal. I am the Senior Accountant of Central

Bank of Nigeria (Lagos Branch) and I am sorry if this letter comes to you as a

embarrassment, but be restassured that it is with
trust I disclose my business proposal to you.

This business has been maturing with time and I am at the concluding part of this

deal. To cut the story short, In 1998 the Nigerian National Petroleum
Cooperation (NNPC) awarded a Fifty Six Million Dollars (US$56Million Dollars)

contract to a consortium of two firms(Sbibat Gmbh of Germany) & (Japan Marubent

co-operation of Japan to supply Oil Equipment. This project has been completed in

the year 2002 and short term loans and related depts paid off.

In my capacity and power as the Senior Accountant in the Banks Account Department

for the Federal Government Foreign Contractors sets up by the
President of the Federation, I have been able to reschedule payment of thirty

Million (US$30Million Dollars) whichhas been already been paid to Sbibat
Gmbh of Germany this year 2002. So I took advantage of some irregularities in

the Banks Foreign Contractors database and easily reflected in the Banks up date

statement ofAccount, as outstanding debt owed, to be paid to Sbibat Gmbh.

At this moment I have rectified payment advice for transfer of thirty Million

Dollars (US$30Million Dollars) to be paid by telegraphic transfer or bank
certified cheque into a foreign account abroad.

On behalf of all wishes to transfer this amount into your Company/Personal

Account provide by you, the following information will be need to facilitate the
transfer of the funds as quickly as possible.
1. Your banking particulars including their telephone & fax number where the

funds will be transferred into and also their telex number.
2. Your personal Telephone, Fax & Mobile Number, also your Email Address for

easy communication.

Finally may you be notified about our meeting on a neutral ground face to face as

soon as your banking particulars have been fax or email to me to enable me to

facilitate this transfer as quickly as possible.

I appreciate to inform you that documents to back up this project executed by you

or your company for you to provide at any called time here in Nigeria will be

sent to you by fax from the various ministries and originals by Courier Services,

so that you can prove that you are the actual contractor and the beneficiary of

the Contract Sum.
Hoping to hear from you.

Thanks and best regards

DR. ROLAND (SENIOR ACCOUNTANT) C.B.N

Reply Email:drrolandobi@yahoo.it


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