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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: anthony_greg200@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:59:31 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PART PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF US$10.5M.






            CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA 
                         TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS NIGERIA
                        OFFICE OF THE FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT
                           
                                 

                      PART PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF US$10.5M.
 
FOLLOWING OUR JOINT MEETING WITH THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY/CBN BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND GOVERNORS IN RESPECT TO THE RECEIPT OF AN APPROVAL OF YOUR FUND IN THIS SECOND QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2008, FROM  THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND AFRICAN FUND RECOVERING BEUREU.

WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED THROUGH INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT, PAYABLE IN OUR ESCROW ACCOUNT WITH OUR CORRESPONDENCE BANK IN USA (JP MORGAN CHANSE BANK NY).

YOU'RE ADVICE TO RECONFIRM YOUR CONTACTS INFO AND RECEIVING BANK DETAILS TO ENABLE US SEND AN IMMEDIATE TELEX MESSAGE TO JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NEW YORK FOR THE CLEARANCE OF YOUR APPROVED FUND THROUGH OUR ACCOUNT WITH THE JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NEW YORK TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.

NOTE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ANTI-CORRUPTION ACT OF 1999,THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA MADE IT MANDATORY THAT OUR FOREIGN BENEFICIARY'S SHOULD NOT PAY ANY CENT IN RECEIVING HIS OR HER FUND.THIS IS TO RESTORE OUR GOOD IMAGE BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE.

IN VIEW OF THIS, YOU ARE WARNED TO DESIST OF CONTACTING ANY OFFICE EXCEPT THIS BANK TO AVOID FRAUD.
 
THIS OFFICE WILL FORWARD TO YOU A COPY OF YOUR CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT AS SOON AS WE HEAR FROM YOU FOR CONFIRMATION THROUGH YOUR LOCAL BANK.

YOU CAN CALL ME ON

WE AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

BEST REGARDS .
DR EKEH STEVE.
DIRECTOR, FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT.
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA



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