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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: "Idris Mohammed" <idris_mohammed68@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 23:58:11 +0000
Subject: MY GOOD FRIEND

Dear Sir,
It gives me the pleasure to contact you having seen your
contact from the internet. I am Mr. Idris Mohammed the Nigeria
National Petroleum Corporation ( NNPC), I am the chairman of Contract
Award Committee some time ago. My Ministry Awarded Contract to
German Firm (Hanberger International Ltd) to supply & construct some
of the Petroleum Equipments in my Ministry (NNPC). The Contract sum
was $140,000,000.00 ( one hundred and forty million us dollars) with
cordial arrangement with the contractor, we over invoice the contract
sum to the tune of $180,000,000.00 ( one hundred and eighty
million us dollars) which means that we have the sum of U.S. $40M
as our own cut in the contract. The contract has been executed and
contractor has been duly paid to original contractor.
We now have an over-inflated bill to the tune of U.S.$40M
lodges with one the offshores account in the central bank of
Nigeria. After several discussion with Account General of the
central bank of Nigeria, we found out that this fund is still in
the offshore payments Account in the central bank of Nigeria, We
would have transfered this fund into one of our accounts but it
has not been possible for the facts we are civil servant we are
not allow to operate a foreign account.
Hence my colleagues and i now decided to seek your assistance
as a foreigner to pose as the beneficiary of the fund,and have
the fund transfered into your account. We agreed to share the fund
as follows: 30% for your providing the account where we can
transfer the fund as the benefiaciary of the fund.60% for my
colleagues and i while 10% for the expenses incure in the process
of this transaction, locally and internationally.
Finally we have already made a proper arrangement on how you will
receive the fund and all the documentation has been put in place,
Be assure that this transaction is 100% risk free, also this
transaction needs maximum confidentiality and trust. If you are
interested in doing this transaction with us, kindly send to me
through e-mail your full names and bank particulars where the fund
will be wired into. your phone and fax numbers will be highly
appreciated for easy communication and to fax you the necessary
documents involved in the transaction for verification.Reply back to
me through this email address idris_mohammed68@yahoo.co.in
Thanks
MR Idris Mohammed


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