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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: "Ben Udo" <infoudoben7@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:59:59 +0100
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE


FROM Dr.BEN UDO
Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas
Lagos Central Office Nigeria.
E-mail(drbenudo022@gmail.com)

Dear Friend,

I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my capacity as Chief Accountant
& Auditor-General of the above named Company, Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas
(NLNG). After a thorough scrutiny of the records of Accounts of all Awarded
and Executed contracts of this company (NLNG) during the previous military
regime, I carefully mapped out an over-invoiced sum of USD$16.5 million
Dollars which I intend to transfer to your account as the beneficiary. The
contract was valued at $86.5 (Eighty six million, five hundred thousand
United States dollars) and was awarded with reference number:

(NLNG//FMF/CBN/B2517/99). The contract has since been completed while the
original Contractors has fully received their contract value of $70 million
dollars leaving the balance of $16.5 million as over-invoice.

This balance of $16.5 million dollars has been approved for payment by NLNG
& the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) including the Accountant General of
the Federation (AGF) through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). As a public
servant, I am not allowed to operate foreign bank account hence; my decision
to contact you to receive this money on my behalf for onward disbursement
among us. With my position as Chief Accountant & Auditor-General of this
company NLNG, I will regularize and update the approvals of this payment to
reflect your name as the true beneficiary of the over-invoiced sum of
USD$16.5 million dollars. There is no risk attached to this business
because, I'm here to back-up our claim. I have resolved to give you 30% of
the total sum for your assistance. If you are interested in this deal,
please contact me through my email address below while I need the following
details from you to enable me process the payment in your name.

1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
3. YOUR TELEPHONE & FAX NUMBER
4. YOUR BANK A/C NUMBER AND THE NAME OF YOUR BANK,
5. YOUR COMPANY NAME IF ANY

I am anxiously waiting for your response and please send your response to
this email address:(drbenudo022@gmail.com)

Sincerely,

Dr.Ben Udo.

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