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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: "Dr. Mrs. Veronica Amadi" <drmrsveronica1@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:59:27 +0100
Subject: ABOUT YOUR FUNDS IN CBN URGENT RESPONSE

*My Dear,*

*Thanks for your mail and the content therein is well understood. We have
limited time to get this project concluded in your favor and therefore, i
want us to start from somewhere at least to avoid wasting more time.
I cannot tell you that I am not aware of what is going on, if I said so, it
is the lie of the century, and that was what prompted me to leak the whole
thing to you in my previous mail to you.*

*You might not believe it but it is 100% truth, the main purpose of the
Governor (Mallam Lamido Sanusi) and its cohorts is to divert your fund to
another account, they first want to frustrate you and along the line, you
will abandon your fund and they will have easy transfer without any
opposition from any quarter, that is why they keep on demanding money from
you. Let me tell you they are working against you towards this your fund
transfer.*

*I put myself in your position as a fellow human being, how will I feel if I
am the one going through what you are passing through in the hands of my
people, please what I need from you is TOP SECRECY AND TRUST, let the rest
on how to transfer the fund successfully into Your account be my
responsibility. But with the help of his personal secretary, I will make an
arrangement with her [Sanusi's personal secretary] for her to help us
achieve aim.*

*You are required to re-confirm your account details to me as soon as
possible and your total amount to be transferred so that I personally will
crosscheck if it is inline with what we have here in your payment file. I
will credit your total fund into your account and you will re-transfer it to
another account immediately you confirmed it. About the documents that will
back up the transfer, I will make them available for you, you have to give
me your direct telephone number, a copy of your ID card and current contact
house address where I will send the original transfer documents to you by
FedEx or DHL immediately the transfer is made.*

*Am happily married to Dr. Joseph Amadi, he is a medical Doctor here in
Nigeria, and I have five kids, three boys and two girls. I will attach to
you my staff Identification cards for you to know whom you are dealing with
soon I hear from you.*

*Finally, you will open a new zero bank account [account without money or
less than $30 inside] account where you will re-transfer the fund
immediately you have confirm your fund into your account, it can be savings
or current account, this is to avoid tracing of your fund after the transfer
has been made.*

*Yours Sincerely,
Dr Mrs Veronica Amadi
KTT UNIT CBN *

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