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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: "MR.OMAR HAMZA" <hamzamr.omar@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:30:16 -0700
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU????????????


FROM: MR. OMAR HAMZA
TEL: 234-703-004-8888
TEL: 234-703-100-7000
DATE: 16TH JULY, 2008

ATTENTION: PRESIDENT / C.E.O.

Dear Sir,

BUSINESS PROPOSAL

My name is MR. OMAR HAMZA, a member of the Presidential Task Force on Oil
Spillage Clean-up. Early last year there was a Major Oil Spillage in the
Niger Delta Region of Nigeria which rendered over 70% of the Communities
Homeless. The contract was handled by a foreign firm but because of the
huge monetary profit we envisaged we decided to over-invoice the contract
sum. Now the contract has been completed and the original contractor has
since been paid, but the contract balance of US$39,700,000.00 (THIRTY-NINE
MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR ONLY), which resulted
from the over invoiced contract sum that has been left in a suspense account
with the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN), is what me and my partners are
planning to take out of the Country for ourselves. The problem is as
Government Officials, we are not supposed to own fat bank accounts, talk
less of having foreign ones.

To this end, we are soliciting your assistance as a foreign partner who can
assist us and receive this amount into your account. We are ready to share
this money with you on the basis of participation. We also have plans to
invest part of this money in any viable business in your country under your
care, as we are nearing our retirement age. In any case, I received a
reference of you / Organization from the Nigeria Chambers of Commerce and
Industry 'Foreign Trade Division' as a reputable organ that can assist us
"IN" this transaction. Please if you accept my proposal do not hesitate to
send me a Telephone Number: 234-703-004-8888; Telephone Number:
234-703-100-7000 or send me an E-mail on so that I can provide you with the
basic procedures for the release of the fund.

It does not matter whether you or your company does contract project of the
nature described here, the assumption is that you won a major contract and
subcontracted it to another company, more often than not; big trading
companies or individuals of unrelated field win major contracts here in
Nigeria and subcontracts same to more specialized firms for execution.
BENEFIT For providing the account where we shall remit this money, you will
be entitled to 25% of the entire funds, 70% will be for me and my partners,
while 5% has been set aside to cover any expenses that may be incurred by
both parties during this transaction, both local and international. Please
I
enjoin you to handle this transaction with utmost degree of maturity and
confidentiality because I am still in active Government service with the
"NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)".If I receive your response
on time, this whole transaction could be accomplished within the shortest
possible time based on your interest and determination, since the money is
already "ON" transit. Please, try to call me up to confirm the receipt of
your e-mail. The lines may be busy, but keep trying till you get through.

Please reply back to me on this email;
hamzamr.omar@yahoo.com with the following information.

FULL NAME....................
DATE OF BIRTH..............
ADDRESS....................
SEX.........................
AGE........................
NATIONALITY...........
OCCUPATION.............
TELEPHONE............
FAX.................
DATE..................

I am anxiously awaiting your response E-MAIL: Thanks,

Yours faithfully,


MR. OMAR HAMZA
Head of Administration
Presidential Task Force on Oil Spillage Clean-up
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

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