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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: "john tunde" <johntunde77@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnntunde77@yahoo.pl
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:47:39 -0500
Subject: Re

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS


From the Desk Of:
Mr. John Tunde.
Deputy Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER (234-803-3979342)

Attn; Sir,

RE,IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT OF (14.5) FOURTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS RELEASED

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAVE GIVEN US
INSTRUCTION TO RELEASE PART PAYMENT OF FOURTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS TO ALL OUR FOREIGN CONTRACTORS,WE APOLOGISE FOR ALL THE
INCONVINIESES YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND.I WANT TO INFORM
YOU THAT MANY FAKE OFFICALS HAVE BEEN USING MY NAME TO DEFRAUD ALOT OF
PEOEPLE.

NOW,WE ARE INVESTIGATING ALL THE OFFICALS THAT USE MY NAME TO DEAFRAUD SOME
FOREIGN CONTRACTORS.IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE AMONG THOSE THAT ARE INVOLVED
IN SUCH ACT,KINDLY GIVE US ALL THIER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.


From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the federal
Government of Nigeria, your name and company was discovered as next on the
list of The outstanding contractors who have not received their payments.

I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from
the record in my file your outstanding contract payment is FOURTEEN MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS RELEASED Please re-confirm to me if this is
Online with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the
followings.

(1)Your full name.
(2)Phone, fax and mobile #.
(3)company's name,position and address.
(4)profession, age and marital status.
(5) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself.

As soon as this informations are received, your fund will be transafer
through telegraphic transfer.I want to take this opportunity to inform you
that your contract file have to be reactivated before any transfer will be
effect in your name. if you know that you are not capable to comply with our
directives, kindly write a letter to us to enable to cancel your payment
with immediate effect. This instruction is from federal government of
Nigeria, because we have to give every account of this payment.retivating of
your contract file will cost you THREE HUNDRED AND FOURTY FIVE USA DOLLARS.
If you are ready to comply with us, you are advice to call me immediately
for further instruction.your urgent answer is needed.

Yours In Service
Mr. John Tunde.
Deputy Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)


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