joewein.de LLC fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter! Free trial for 30 days

"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

• About the 419 (Advance Fee) scam
• "Is that email a scam?" - Check it online here!
  
• Frequently asked Questions (419 FAQ)
• Phone numbers used by 419 scammers
  (+225 +229 +234 +27 +31 +32 +34 +44 other)
• Company names mentioned in 419 spam:
  1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
• Support our efforts to stop scams!
  
• How to report 419 spam to us
• What can you do when you receive 419 spam
  
  
• Spam archive, Daily index
  

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.

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.

Some comments about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "CBN OFFICE" <su_williams2003@yahoo.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: governorsoffice2020ng@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:35:52 +0000
Subject: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
LAGOS-NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
YOUR PAYMENT ;Ref;NUMBERS 000999/CBN/7535/2003.
URGENT.
Direct line 234-1-8534469
ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR.
DID YOU AUTHORISED ANYBODY WHO PRESENTED DOCUMENT OF CLAIM, REPORTED TO HAVE
SIGNED BY YOU FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR PART-PAYMENT OF $5.7MILLION USD ONLY.
RECONFIRM BACK TO ME TO AVOID ANY IRREGULARITIES AS YOUR PAYMENT IS NOW READY TO BE
DELIVERED TO YOU BY TELEGRAPHIC WIRED TRANSFER MISS (Based on the instructions received this
morning from the attorney general of the federation).
BASED ON THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO RESPOND TO ANY MAIL OR FAX CONCERNING
YOUR FUND FROM ANY BODY WHO CLAIM TO BE OR YOUR AGENT AS YOUR DRAFT IS NOW READY TO
BE DELIVERED IMMEDAITELY BY THE AUTHORITY OF THIS OFFICE.
Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:
1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
YOU ARE WARNED AND ADVISED TO FOLLOW-UP INSTRUCTIONS AS REGARDS TO YOUR FUND.
THE ABOVE IS YOUR PAYMENT (REF.# .(000999/CBN/7535/2003.) ANY MAIL OR FAXES WITH OUT YOUR
PAYMENT NUMBERS ,YOU SHOULD DISREGARDS IT.
Your faithfully.
PROF ,CHARLES SOLUDO
(CBN) GOVERNOR.(FGN)
Direct line 234-1-8534469

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam