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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: Dr Osaze Martins <drosazemartinspm@web.de>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:16:33 +0100
Subject: ASSIST




PROJECT MANAGER
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FOLOMO -COMPLEX LAGOS NIGERIA

ATTN SIR/ MADAM

I am the project manager with the Nigeria National petroleum Corporation
(NNPC). I know you will besurprise to receive this kind of letter seeking
for your assistance. To be cadid, I got your e-mail address through aclose
relation of mine who is now with the Nigeria Chamber of commerce (NCC)
though I did not disclosed to him what I will use it for as I only requested
for one.

Now the business in question is the transfer of US$25.5m . This sum came
as an over invoiced sum which wedid purposely, during when my corporation
awarded contract to some foreign firms which I as the project manager
masterminded the whole contract, which the foreign contractors was dully
received their total contract amount leaving this over invoiced sum of
USD$25.5m floating in the union bank Nigerian PLC, to be transferred to a
foreign bank account. We the official concern are still active service, and
the Civil rule of conduct does not warrant us to operate off shore
account.That is the reason why we are strongly seeking for your
assistance in providing your bank information's where we can transfer this
fund.Please, you are very important in this transaction as every
documents covering the transfer of this fund will be in your name.
So all what we are in need of is your banking information and ability to
keep it top secret based on the nature of it all. We have mapped out 30% of
US$25.5m to be for you the account owner, 60% for us while 10% is mapped
out for any process of expenses to be incurred on the process of this
transfer either locally here or Abroad. On receipt of your bank
information's within 14 working days. This fund will be in your nominated
account.

I will be very grateful to receive this information from you, and also
pleased that you should not betray the trust I imposed in you. As we will be
investing part of our share in your country.

I await your immediate comply

Best regards
Thanks

Dr Osaze Martins,
NB,PLEASE REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATEMAIL ADDRESS,
drosazemartinspm15@katamail.com [mailto:drosazemartinspm15@katamail.com] OR drosazemartinspm23@visir.is [mailto:drosazemartinspm23@visir.is]













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