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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: PROF CHARLES SOLUDO <cccs2.8775@msn.com>
Reply-To: <prof.pcs9091@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:40:35 +0000
Subject: FROM EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA



FROM: PROFESSOR CHARLES SOLUDOEXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
ATTENTION:SIR/MADAM,
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCEFUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTED TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEXTRANSFER (KTT) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU OR THROUGHANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK NOMINATED BY THE SENATECOMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.BUT IF YOU WISH TO BE PAID THROUGH A MEANS OF ATM WE CAN STILL LAOD YOUR FUND IN AN ATM CARD AN DISPATCH IT TO YOU.
MEANWHILE, A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITHA LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.HERE ARE HER INFORMATION FOR YOU TO CONFIRM TO THISOFFICE IF THIS WOMAN IS TRULY FROM YOU OR NOT SO THATTHE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLEFOR PAYING INTO ANY WRONG ACCOUNTS.
CLAIMS NAME: JANET WHITE BANK NAME: CITI BANKARIZONA, USA. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428. PLEASE, DORECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IFTHIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU.
YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATIONSFOR VERIFICATIONS PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALIDUS$5.5M (SEVEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITEDSTATE DOLLARS) WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATEDBANK ACCOUNT ANY WHERE. THIS FUND IS AS A RESULT OFINHERITANCE ON YOUR BEHALF. INFORMATION NEEDED FROMYOU FOR VERIFICATION IS AS FOLLOWS:
1.YOUR NAME:..............................2.YOUR FULLADDRESS:...................................3.YOUR TELEPHONE ..................................4.FAX...................................................5.AGE......................................................6.SEX:....................................7.YOUR OCCUPATION:......................................8.YOUR BANKINGDETAILS:...................................
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALLNECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTOYOUR ACCOUNT. THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, INCONJUNCTION WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF)EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEEFOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUND HAVE APPROVEDAND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OFTHE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGNOPERATIONS, TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGNINHERITANCE FUNDS THIS LAST QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE FINANCIAL FISCAL YEAR2008.
HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTSDETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE, IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROMYOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY. WEARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN
CONGRATULATIONS.PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).
CC: SENATE PRESIDENT,CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA.

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