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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: "Lottery and Gaming Corporation" <yesea1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: geoaon@yahoo.de
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 14:03:23 +0000
Subject: proposal

Attention: Chairman/Ceo,

I am Engr. richard williams, the Executive Director Project with the Niger
Delta Development Commission ( NDDC ).

My commssion - The Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC)-which is in
charge of managing and supervising the disbursement of oil sales revenues
for the Nigerian government which covers payment to foreign and local
contractors that have executed contracts for the Federal Government.The
revenue under our control runs into several hundred of millions of
dollars monthly.Myself and other colleagues in the NDDC are currently in
need of a foreign partner with whose bank account we shall transfer the sum
of Thirty Million United States Dollars($30m).

This fund was accrued from various over invoicing of foreign contractors'
payments made over the years. The Total fund is presently waiting in the
Government Account named CBN/FGN INDEPENDENT REVENUE account Central Bank of
Nigeria.However, by virtue of my position as civil servant and staff of the
NDDC, I cannot acquire this funds in my name. This is because as top civil
servant, I are not allowed by law of the land to own or operate bank
accounts outside our country for now.

I have been delegated as a matter of trust by my colleagues, to look for an
overseas partner in whose
account we would transfer the fund,hence the reason for this mail.We shall
be Transferring the money to your account with the company's name you
provide as the beneficiary, under the guise that you are being paid for a
contract which you/your company executed for our country through the
Commission.

For your support and partnership,please reply me to negotiate your fees or
the percentage you wish to be paid when the funds arrive your bank account.
You must however note that this transaction, with regards to our disposition
to continue with you, is subject to these terms. Firstly, our conviction of
your transparency.Secondly, that you treat this transaction with utmost
secrecy and confidentiality. Finally and above all, that you will provide an
account over which you have absolute control .

The transaction, although discrete, is legitimate and there is no risk or
legal lliability either
to ourselves or yourself now or in the future as we have put in place the
neccesary machinery that will
ensure a hitch free transfer into your account upon acceptance.

The transfer will be effected to your account within five - seven (5-7)
working days from the date we reach an agreement and you furnish me with a
suitable bank account and company name with your contact numbers including
fax number.

I am looking forward to doing business with you and do solicit your
confidentiality in this transaction,
Please mail back your response through the above email address for me to
update you on our plans as to how we intend to actualize this transaction.


Sincerely yours,
engr richard
Executive Director Project,
Niger Delta Development Commission


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