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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: mrs green <user@pgc.csg.cn>
Reply-To: <lizagreen@blumail.org>
Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:25:00 +0100
Subject: Re: Payment has commenced

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
CBN House, Lagos Nigeria.
Ref no: Auth 01/iod/202010/010
09:00am Monday, 13th June, 2011
 
 
*URGENT AND READ CAREFULLY*
 
 
 
We wish to gladly inform you that your funds as finally been appropriated for transfer, i have tried over time to contact you to no avail and this will be the final notice that will be issue out concerning your funds disbursements before its forfeited and ploughed back into Government Treasury. The totality of funds that as been worked out by the accounts department for immediate payment are all outstanding Contractors, Next of kin, Lottery fund and Residual financial issues. In view of this development your payment as been processed and design for an easy wire which will be released to you when you submit the required information. Take note that financial correspondence received from any banking institution or body that wants to pay without your above Reference Authorization Codes clearly stated in the fax or email sent you should be disregarded in your own interest and my office notified immediately in order to put a stop to your victimization.
 
After consultation with various international organizations, it was unanimously agreed that all payment be made from an American bank and we have directed MR. TONY DAGGASH of the International Operations Dept (CBN) to facilitate your transfer in order to avoid complains of bureaucratic bottlenecks. The management is now using a reliable corresponding bank in New York to pay everyone promptly. Your consolidated compliance certified copy will be requested by United States Foreign Assets Control (FAC) in order to validate your claims for transfer.
 
I strongly advice that you desist from further communication with anyone regarding your payment procedures in order to protect your personal information and avoid diversions of the funds; importantly also to help us apprehend those that have frustrated your efforts in receiving the funds. You have just been reprogrammed for payment in our financial data base and you are to re: confirm the followings where applicable:
 
1) NAME IN FULL
2) DIRECT PHONE, CELL&FAX#
3) HOME&OFFICE ADDRESS
4) PROFESSION AND AGE
 
We sincerely apologize for delays in the release of the funds due to previous diversion and you are mandated to comply strictly with our instructions immediately you receive this memo, while your details are sent directly to MR. TONY DAGGASH for evaluation and prompt transfer and he can be contacted for more inquiries on 011-44-704-576-1960 D/L at the United Kingdom payment office.
 
Note: Frivolous Claims Will Not Be Entertained.
 
 
Yours faithfully,
 
 
Elizabeth Green
Telex Director C.B.N.
Phone/Fax: 234-1-772-546211
c/o
MR. TONY DAGGASH
DEPUTY GOVERNOR
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS (CBN)

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