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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: "SENATOR. DAVID MARK" <senatedavidpresident@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: senatordmpresident@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:57:41 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: PLEASE ASSIST ME.


Dear friend,
 
I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to you, I know you must be surprised at this development but I choose to tell you the truth because of my sincere wish to treat everybody, as I would expect to be treated. I am Senator. David Mark (Chairman), Senate President, Federal Republic of Nigeria. During my review on contracts payment files as directed by the presidency and Senate over non payment of foreign beneficiary's funds as instructed by the World Bank, UN and IMF.
 
The total sum of Sixty One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Euros (61.5M Euros) was discovered in our Local/ Foreign Contractors account and the original beneficiaries of this contract has been paid in full leaving the left-over amount behind so I decide to contact you to make use of your good office to transfer this fund to your account where i believe it will be safer for business investment and purchase of accommodation subsequence to my retirement to come over for investment purposes. I am not a greedy type so i decide to part 50% for you as the account owner and 50% for me as initiator of this business.
 
These funds are emanated from Federal Government Over-invoice receipt used in paying Local/Foreign Contractors and the funds are directly under my custody as the Chairman of this committee. As you know, we civil servant are not allowed to operate foreign account while in active service hence i need your assistance with the transferring of this money to your account within 5 bank working days upon your co-operation, I shall require the below information's from you;
 
1) Your full name and Contact Address
2) Your Mobile/Telephone number
3) Your detailed bank account information where your funds will be transferred into
4) The sum of 2,850 EUROS only, as this is the only fees required to be paid to actualize the success of this transaction.
 
This transaction will take just five days to complete and your funds will reflect into your account, therefore, there is no risk attached to this transaction, it's all planned out and success awaits us. Please, if you are ready to make this deal with me, you should contact me immediately for commencement of this transaction with the above information. Please feel free to ask questions when in doubt and do not misconstrue my genuine intention okay.
 
Thanks for your utmost co-operation!!!
 
Yours faithfully,
Senator. David Mark (Chairman)
Senate President, Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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