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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: "Jim Ovia" <d_oil3@msn.com>
Reply-To: epicdemic012000@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:48:59 +0000
Subject: REPLY

Attention:

Though this proposal may be very suprise to you as we have not met in any
way before.

I got your contact address through your country business Guide and feel you
will serve as a reliable source to be used to achieve this aim, by trusting
under your care the total sum of fourty million USD$40Million

This money I want to invest into any business of your choice in your country
was acquired through the Federal Government of Nigeria for the
rehabilitation of Kaduna refinery to increase the supply of petroleum
product in my country (Nigeria).

During the time the contract was to be aworded to a foreign contractor, I
used my position and office to over invoice the sum of USD$40Million from
the main contract sum.

The Rehabilitation of the refinery have been completed and commissioned the
contractor have been paid, then this over invoiced amount (USD40M) which is
now kept under the care of a security/finance company in cash is what I want
to trust under your care for lucrative investment of your choice in youe
country.

As a Civil Servant, l find it very difficult to invest such amount of money
in my country due to my position in the Government such amount of money may
atract some suspision which may lead to my impeachment that is why I need
your urgent assistance.

Please indicate your interest in the area of a lucrative business viability
in your country. After which we shall both discuss the modalities.

All other information related to this fund will be revealed to you as we
progress.

The proposal should be kept strictly confidential.

Please indicate your interest by providing me with your private direct phone
line / fax number. And I asure you that you will be adiquately compesated.

Thanks and God bless you.

Jim Ovia


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