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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: <dillbe.beluchi@onebox.com>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 10:38:39 GMT
Subject: Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources


24/05/2011.


With due respect,


I am Mr. Dilibe Beluchi, the Chief accounts Officer, Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (FMPR) and a member of the Tender Board Committee in charge of contract review and payment approvals. I came to know of you in my search for a reliable person to handle a very confidential transaction that involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account.


There were series of contracts executed by a consortium multinational in the Oil industry in favour of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources (FMPR) among which were:
1. The extension of pipeline network within Nigeria for crude oil, down stream products distribution and subsequent evacuation - US$91 Million.
2. Contract for the Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of the various refineries in the country- US$50 Million.
3. The construction of storage tanks for petroleum product (Depots) -US$140Million.


The original values of these contracts were deliberately over invoiced to the sum of US$18.5million, which has now been approved and ready to be transferred out. The companies that actually executed these contracts have been fully paid and project officially commissioned. Consequently, my partners and I are willing to transfer this amount to your account for subsequent investment since we are Civil Servants and are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from opening/operating foreign account in our names. Needless to say, the trust posed on you at this juncture is enormous. In return, we have agreed to offer you 30% of the transferred sum while 5% shall be set aside for sundry expenses (Internal &amp; External) between the parties in the course of the transfer.


We will however mandate you to draw up an investment plan for us of which you will control since we cannot bring our shares back to Nigeria. We are very interested in investing in Real Estate or any other viable ventures in your country.


Modalities have been worked out at the highest level subject to your satisfaction of the above stated terms. Our assurance is that your role is 100% risk free. And, to accord this project the legality it deserves and for mutual security of the parties involved and the funds, the whole approval procedures will be officially and legally processed in your name or in the name of a company you may nominate as the bona-fide beneficiary. I will provide further details on receipt of your response.


PLEASE REPLY AT dilbeluchi@gmail.com


Regards,


Mr. Dilibe Beluchi
dilbeluchi@gmail.com

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