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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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Please note about this email:

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.JIDE ALEX JIMOH" <drjide@jidealexjimoh.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 03:21:59 +0000
Subject: KIND URGENT RESPONSE

FROM Jide Alex Jimoh
TEL;234 802569 4639
IFAX: 801-841-5583
 
Firstly, I must solicit your strictest confidentiality in this transaction.This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.

 We have decided to contact you first by your email due to the urgency of this transaction, as we have been reliably informed that it will take at least two to three weeks for a  normal post
to reach you. So we decided it is best using the email.

Let me start by first introducing myself properly to you. I am  DR. Jide Alex Jimoh, a senior official in the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and I head a Three-man tender board in
charge of Contracts Awards and payment Approvals. I came to know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential  business transaction which involves
the transfer of a huge sum  of money to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence.

 I and my colleagues are top officials of the  Federal Government Contract Review Panel.Our duties include evaluation,vetting, approval for payment of contract jobs done for the DPR,etc. In order to commence this business, we  solicit for your assistance to enable us transfer into your  account the said funds.

The source of this funds is as follows: During the last  military regime here in Nigeria, this committee awarded a  contract of US$400,000,000.00(Four Hundred Million United States
Dollars) to five construction firms on behalf of the Petroleum Ministry.

During this process my colleagues and I decided amongst ourselves to  deliberately over-inflate the total contract sum to US$415,500,000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) with the main intention of sharing the remaining sum of US$315,500,000.00 (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)amongst
ourselves.

 The Federal Government of Nigeria has since approved the sum of US$415,500,000.00 (Four Hundred and Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for us as the contract
sum, and the sum of US$400,000,000.00 (Four Hundred Million United States Dollars) has also been paid to the foreign contractors concerned as contract entitlements for the contract
done, but since each of the companies is entitled to  S$80,000,000.00 only, we are now left with S$15,500,000.00 balance in the account which we intend to transfer abroad into a
safe and reliable account to be disbursed amongst ourselves, but by virtue of our positions as civil servants and members of this panel,we cannot do this by ourselves, as we are prohibited by
the "Code of Conduct Bureau" (Civil Service Laws) from opening / operating foreign accounts in our names, making it impossible for us to acquire the money in our names.

I have, therefore, been mandated as a matter of trust by my colleagues in the panel to look for an overseas  partner into whose account we would transfer the sum of US$15,500,000.00(Fifteen Million Five hundred Thousand United States Dollars), hence we are writing you this letter. My colleagues and I have agreed that if your company can act as the beneficiary of this funds on our behalf, you or your company will retain 25% of the total amount of $15,500,000.00 (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), while 70%  will be for us (members of this panel) and the remaining 5% will be used in offsetting  alldebts/expenses incurred (both local and foreign) in the  cause of this transfer.Needless to say,the trust reposed on you  at this juncture is enormous.In return we demand your complete  honesty and trust.
 
You must however, NOTE that this transaction will be strictly based on  the following terms and conditions as we have stated below, as we have heard confirmed cases of business associates
running away with funds kept in their custody when  it finally arrive their accounts.  This is why we have decided  that this transaction will be based completely on the  following:
(a). Our conviction of your transparent honesty and diligence.
(b). That you would treat this transaction with utmost secrecy and confidentiality.
(c). That upon receipt of the funds, you will promptly release our share (70%) on demand after you have removed your 25% and all expenses have been settled.
(d). You must be ready to produce us with enough information about yourself to put our minds at rest.

Please, note that this transaction is 100% legal and risk free and we hope to conclude the business in Seven Bank working days  from the date of receipt of the necessary information and
requirement from you.Please, acknowledge the receipt of this letter using my alternate email address: drjidealex@yahoo.co.uk or telephone  number: 234 802569 4639 I will bring you into the complete picture of the transaction when I have heard from you.Your urgent response will be highly appreciated as we are already behind schedule for this financial quarter.Thank you.

Yours faithfully,
Dr. Jide Alex Jimoh

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