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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "sadiq sani" <sadiqsani11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sadiqkkk@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 18:41:10 +0000
Subject: Dr.Sadiq

Dr.Sadiq
Lagos-Nigeria
ATTENTION:PRESIDENT/CEO,
I am Dr.Sadiq Sani,Project Director of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). My Committee is
principally concerned with payment of all contract awarded
from 1998 to date, in order of priority as regard capital
projects of the NNPC.

The information we gathered from the Foreign Office of the
Nigeria Chambers of Commerce and Industries is so positive
as to convince us that you would provide us with solution
to a money transfer deal valued at Thirty One Million
United States Dollars and subsequently a joint business
venture. In the course of our duties as values, and project
inspectors for the on-going liquefied Natural Gas(LNG)
project, we have over-invoiced the value of some
jobs done by foreign contractors for the NNPC to the tune
of US$31M. As follows: -Computer optimization and
Installation $16,000.000.00,Installation of 250,000.00
Monax Turbine$10,000.000.00,Turn Around Maintenance
$5,000,000.00 Our aim of over-invoicing this payment is to
divert the excess amount to a discrete account abroad.

This fund is now floating in suspense account at the
Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN).This is the fund my colleagues
and I have decided to transfer into your account since we,
as civil servants are not allowed to operate or own foreign
account.The money will be shared as follows after
transfer:30% for you (Account Owner)60%for
me and my colleagues 10% to off-set both local and
international expenses that Would be incurred in the course
of this transaction.

To be able to claim the funds, we will be purporting your
company to be the original contractor / beneficiary of the
funds so all procedures for international transfer shall be
strictly followed,as we have worked out all modalities for
a swift and riskfree transfer.

If this proposal satisfies you, please contact me
with the following important informations viz:
Number,Tel/Fax Telex of Bank.
(1)Your Personal Phone / Fax Numbers for easy
communication.

Take note that upon the reciept of the above informations
this transaction will last for 14 working days from the
time we submit the required information,as all Modelities
concerning this transaction have been worked out and it
is completely risk free.

Please be informed that this subject is classified
sensitive. Therefore treat the transaction with utmost
confidentiality and urgency.
Yours Faithfully

DR .Sadiq
Project Director(NNPC).


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