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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: NEW DEBT MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR <nigeriapolicedepartment2009@gmail.com>
Reply-To: debtmanagementoffice2009@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:01:03 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOU ARE TO CALL ME ON MY DIRECT PHONE: 234-80212-06948, office 234-1-735-9033 FOR IMMEDAITELY RELEASE OF YOUR FUND TODAY AND PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR PHONE NUMBER




FROM THE PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
THE DESK OF:
DR MAGNUS WILFRED
NEW DEBT MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR
DIRECT PHONE: 234-80212-06948
TELEPHONE, 234-1-735-9033
EMAIL, debtmanagementoffice2009@gmail.com
      
 
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
 
ATTENTION   SIR/MADAM
 
 
In accordance to my religious persuasion, I feel expedient to write and inform you on the wicked conspiracy being hatched by some people working with the Central Bank of Nigeria in conjunction with Mr.  S  DOUGLAS  ,senator David mark,  Senator Mike Debbie, CHARLES SOLODO ,THE PRESENT GOVERNOR OF CENTRAL BANK , DR LAMIDO SANUSI,  Dr. Demola Daniel and his colleagues in Standard Trust Bank Plc, union bank , DIAMOND  BANK  ,intercontinental bank, ZENITH BANK access bank plc to divert your contract payment to their own designated account in  U S A
 
From my position as the debt management director of Nigeria, I discovered that they have a plan in place to move your payment in conspiracy with some officials of the Central bank and Diamond bank to bank of American. In the past week they succeeded in diverting the funds of FRED ROLLES   funds beneficiary like your good self to Banco Italiano in ITALY. Today I found out through my superior’s personal computer database that they are about to reroute your fund to Johnson& Johnson account in the U S A  
 
 
With this I feel that it is important for me to alert you on this development, they are still using your name and contract identification number as the beneficiary but they have changed your account co-ordinate that is why they are frustrating you by asking for money. This is all you need to confirm that I am revealing the truth to you concerning your dealings down here with these conspirators.
 
I have the reference number of the transaction and I will direct you to contact my office immediately .I am the finance minister ,  I am a  God fearing person and I works directly under the authority of the President and his authority supersedes any previous arrangement you had with this criminally minded Government officials. You are here advised to reach me via this official email address: debtmanagementoffice2009@gmail.com and DIRECT PHONE: 234-80212-06948, office 234-1-735-9033 from the hours of 9. 00 are to 6. 00 pm daily. I will guarantee that you receive your payment within 24 hours.
 
I will advise you to maintain all communications with me only as I would not want any information of our communication to be revealed to anyone down as they may try to harm me for exposing their evil deeds. I would further expose them by forwarding the proof that I have about their criminal activities to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission in due cause for them to be brought to book. I would advice you to proceed to open correspondence secretly with my office without disclosing any information about what you now know to these people to avoid them from working against your payment. Once you open correspondence with me do not let me know so that I can provide any information you may need from your filing records.
 
I do not need any gratification from you either in cash or kind. I am only doing this in the name of Almighty God that I serve. I can never be a part of evil because the bible said YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE. Please respect my discretion in this matter, you can send an email to me via debtmanagementoffice2009@gmail.com, so that I can give you the real reference number on your payment file. I repeat, please do not expose me to these people for my safety. I cannot contend with these criminally minded individuals because they can eliminate me.
 
God bless you.
 
Yours truly,
 
THE DESK OF:
DR MAGNUS WILFRED
NEW DEBT MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR
DIRECT PHONE: 234-80212-06948
EMAIL, debtmanagementoffice2009@gmail.com
TELEPHONE 234-1-735-9033
 
 

 

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