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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: "richykpe_drc001@terra.es" <richykpe_drc001@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 03:15:10 +0100 (MET)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION



Dear sir/madam,
I am the the director of the finance Ministry of Agriculture / Chairman foreign contract committee.
By the virtue of my position and the power bestowed on us by the
Federal Government of Nigeria, We carefully and deliberately over
invoiced some contracts in my ministry to the tune of USD 21.5m
(twenty-one million,five hundred thousand united states dollar) The
contracts have been fully executed and commissioned and payments are
about to be made to all foreign contractors.
Hence, I want you to assist me with a foreign account anywhere that can be used to receive the over
invoiced sum for our mutual benefits since the law of my country does not permit
us as a civil servants to own a foreign bank account while in the service.
We have agreed that whoever provided us with offshore bank account will
have a meeting anywhere agreed with both parties before the final
release of the money to his designated account to discuss the
percentage sharing of the fund.
I will send you by fax details of the contract executed soon after
i receive your email reply first.you will be entitled to 30% of the
total fund immediately we arrive your country for sharing.10% will
cover all miscallaneous expenses we may incur both here and in your country.

please endeavour to reach me for more details. do not hesitate to send
me an email and call as soon as possible.
To commence this transaction, we require you to indicate your interest
by a return e-mail and enclose the following information:-
1) Full name and address.
2) Your private telephone and Fax number.
3) BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER.
4) Your company name and address.
Pls,Reply to richykpe@hotmail.com
Regards,
Dr Richard Ikpe.





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