joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
 Free trial for 30 days
   jwSpamSpy
Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Fraud email example:

From: "CLEMS AMANZE" <clemsamanze2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: frankamanze66@yahoo.com.au
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 20:10:09 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION,PLEASE REPLY NOW

FROM THE DESK OF: ENGINEER. CLEMENTS AMANZE.
(THE ENGINEER)
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
TELEPHONE/FAX+234-0802-5104236

ATTENTIION: SIR/MADAM,
PLEASE CALL NOW.
MY NAME IS ENGINEER CLEMENTS AMANZE, DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT
AWARD WITH NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) OF FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON LOCAL/FOREIGN CONTRACTS . IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO
WRITE YOU THIS MAIL WITH UTMOST REGARDS/CONFIDENTIALITY.THOUGH I BELEIVE
IT WILL COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE SINCE BOTH PARTIES HAVE NOT MET FACE
TO FACE BEFORE .PERMIT ME TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE MEDIUM IN WHICH YOU
RECEIVE THIS PROPOSAL.FUTHERMORE, THIS TRANSACTION IS ALL ABOUT AN
OVER-INVOICED CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY SOME FOREIGN CONTRACTORS WITH THE
NIGERIA
GOVERMENT.NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION(NNPC).AS A MATTER OF FACT,
A
CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO SOME FORIGN CONTRACTORS, AND AFTER EXECUTING THE
CONTRACTS, WITH MY POSITION AS THE DIRECTOR OF CONTRACT AWARD, I
OVER-INVOICED THE CONTRACT SUM TO THE TUNE OF US$20.5M(TWENTY MILLION,FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).SEQUEL TO THIS, I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT THIS FUNDS IS STILL IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE NIGERIA
GOVERNMENT,
I WANT THIS FUNDS TO BE TRANSFERED TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR OUR OWN
USE.I WISH TO ASSURE YOU THAT WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE HAS LAID DOWN
ARRANGEMENTS, WE WILL HAVE A SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THIS FUNDS TO YOUR NOMINATED
BANK ACCOUNT.THIS MONEY HAS BEEN IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA FOR TWO
YEARS NOW, AND IT IS UNDER THE LAW OF NIGERIA GOVERNMENT THAT ANY MONEY
IN THE CENTRAL BANK FOR THREE YEARS WILL BE RETRIEVED BACK TO THE
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT.IT MAY ALSO INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT ALL MODALITIES HAS
BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED
BANK ACCOUNT. AS SOON AS ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS ARE SECURE IN YOUR
NAME/FAVOUR AS THE BONIFIDE BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID FUNDS.AS CIVIL
SERVANT,I CANNOT CLAIM THIS MONEY,SINCE I AM STILL IN ACTIVE SERVICE WITH MY
GOVERNMENT,HENCE I CONTACT YOU.AS FOR THE SHARING MODALITIES,I HAVE
DISCUSSED WITH MY COLLEAGUES,WHICH WE CAME UP THUS:
1.30% FOR YOU THE ACCOUNT OWNER.
2.70% FOR I AND MY COLLEAGUE
I WILL QUICKLY REMIND YOU OF THE CONFIDENTLAITY THIS TRANSACTION
DEMANDS.IT WILL BE FOR THE NOTICE OF TWO OF US ONLY,UNTILL THE TRANSACTION
IS
FULLY CONCLUDED. AND I WILL KINDLY APPRECIATE TO RECEIVE YOUR
ACCEPTANCE RESPONSE IN REGARDS TO THIS PROPOSAL WITH DUE RESPECT.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
CLEMENTS AMANZE.



Anti-fraud resources: