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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: RIBADU EFCC RIBADU EFCC <ribadu_efcc_govt@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 17:17:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT


FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ECONOMIC FINANCIAL CRIME & COMMISSION (EFCC)
(CHAIRMAN OFFICE)
HEAD QUARTERS, ABUJA
Inquiries 234-803 5149505
E-mail: ribadu_efcc_govt@yhaoo.com
7th July 2006
From the Desk of :
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu
(EFCC) Boss.

Attn:Amarjit Singh ,

I am once against at the center of process to finalize and decide whether to release this FUND to you or NOT. Our concern over the Foreign Contractor’s Debt in Nigeria has continued to produce support from the Nigeria President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo who has shown more commitment in tracking down the excessive fraudsters corrupted in and outside Nigeria over Foreign Debt payment. The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has set up a committee called Economic Financial Crime Committee (EFCC) which has been equipped with some communication devices from the United States of America to monitor all suspected telephone lines used by fraudsters to defraud their victims who are foreign contractors with the Nigerian Government. Series of arrest has been made by the (EFCC) and those involved are brought to face the law, we have discovered that the big problem lies with contractors that has refused to abide on our precaution/warning posted on the internet regarding the
Nigeria fraud scam who are positioning themselves as top government officials in Nigeria and has created a big confusion to many contractors not to discover the right person in charge of their payment. As a matter of fact some of the contractors has lost big amount of money to these fraudsters only to receive pieces of fraudulent documents in returns.
Sequel to our last meeting held recently with president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo instructed Dr. Tunde Lemo, Deputy Governor Surveillance (CBN) to transfer your contract payment into your bank account so contact him now by E-mail: infocbnng2002@yahoo.co.uk or Telephone No: 234 803 4280757, Fax: 234-759-4002
Some of the fraudsters in Nigeria that have been obtaining money from foreign contractors are Senator Ibrahim Mantu, Dr. Uzo Abu and Akilo Adams. However, we wish to inform you that, you have to be in contact with Dr. Tunde Lemo for immediate release of your payment in new method that we introduced for all foreign contractors and it is a secret to avoid fraudsters. I believed both you and your friends must have lost hope for ever getting your money, your chance and opportunity has come once again, but only if you accept to work according to our PAYMENT DIRECTIVES. Therefore, to save you from all the loss, I am confirming to you in your Local Bank account, you are only required to activate your NON RESIDENCE (Domiciliary) account which is currently dormant with a mandatory fee of which you shall forward to Central Bank of Nigeria, the Apex banking Institution in Nigeria (CBN) for final endorsement of your funds release by application, E-wire Telegraphic Electronic
transfer within range of 3-6 hours and the Board of Directors and Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria will strictly comply.
Yours Faithfully,
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu
(Hon. Chairman, EFCC)


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