joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From:
Reply-To: <wwwoandoplccom@sify.com>
Date:
Subject: MUTUAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP/PLEASE GET BACK TO ME

FROM: DR WALE TINUBU
MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
OANDO NIGERIA PLC
TELEPHONE; +234-812-163-6309
EMAIL:info_oandong.com@sify.com
DEAR SIR,
HAPPY NEW YEAR I AM THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OANDO PLC AN OIL AND GAS MARKETING COMPANY , AND BY THE VIRTUE OF MY POSITION I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM AN ASSOCIATE WORKING WITH THE NIGERIAN EXPORT PROMOTIONAL COUNCIL AND I DECIDED TO PROPOSE THIS BUSSINESS TRANSACTION WITH YOU.
PURPOSE:
I AM SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE TRANSFERRING OF US$50,000,000,00, TO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR PRIVATE INVESTMENT PURPOSE, HENCE MY REQUEST FOR YOUR ASISTANCE.
SOURCE OF THE FUND:
THE FUND TO BE TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT ACCRUED FROM AN OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT AMOUNT AWARDED FOR SERVICING OF OUR DEPOT AND VALVES FOR STORAGE OF PRODUCT ALL OVER OUR BRANCHES IN WEST AFRICA. THE CONTRACT WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY VALUED FOR US$127, 000, 000, 00 WAS MANIPULATED TO READ US$177,000,000,00. THE EXTRA US$50,000,000,00, IS WHAT I WANT TO TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT THE CONTRACTORS HAS BEEN PAID ALL THEIR CONTRACT BILLS REMAINING THIS US$50,000,000, 00
I HAVE RESOLVED THAT YOU TAKE 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO CLAIM THE OVER INVOICED AMOUNT HERE IN NIGERIA WITHOUT YOUR ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION 10% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR ANY MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES INCURRED BY ME AND YOU DURING THE COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS.
ALL MODALITIES TO EFFECT THE PAYMENT AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY HAS BEEN WORKED OUT, SO THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE, THOUGH YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TREAT WITH STRICTEST CONFIDENCE, ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE SEND TO ME THE FOLLOWING DATA:
YOUR CONFIDENTIAL FAX LINE PHONE NUMBER
AGE AND YOUR NATIONALITY
YOUR OCCUPATION AND POSITION IN YOUR ESTABLISHMENT
I AM LOOKOING FORWARD TO HAVING A MUTUAL BUSSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.YOUR PROMPT REPLY WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
BEST REGARDS,
DR. WALE TINUBU.
D/LINE:+234-812-163-6309
EMAIL:info_oandong.com@sify.com

Anti-fraud resources: