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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: "Senetor. Jibril Aminu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <royaltoby@gmx.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 22:44:20 -0800
Subject: Mail from Toby Royal

Attn: Beneficiary,

We are please to inform you that with the help of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other International Intelligent Agencies, that your impending payment that have been withheld by imposter's, claiming to be (The New Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria), Mr.Lamido Sanusi, and None existing officials of the Oceanic Bank and Zenith Bank of Nigeria. The FBI has authorized the International Monetary Funds (IMF) to assist the Federal Ministry of Finance and all the organization involved; such as the Central Bank,Oceanic bank and Zenith Bank of Nigeria and so on, to immediately commence with the compensation of all the beneficiaries awaiting funds. having traced your information among the beneficiaries awaiting the successful transfer of their funds.

I am pleased to inform you that a meeting was held as regards to the best way to carry out this exercise for transparency and most especially to avoid re-occurrence of the delay in transferring your funds and the high cost of procuring transfer documents, it has been concluded with all the organizations involved duly represented. To implement the use of a valid Barclay's Bank ATM Master Card to all beneficiaries by the Barclay's Bank of Ghana Ltd, cashable at any ATM machine around the globe. The ATM account has already being credited with two million, five hundred thousand United States dollars. ($2.5, 000, 000.00USD), with Ten thousand United States Dollars. ($10.000, 00USD). a daily Limit of withdrawal, The ATM card has already being packaged and approved to be delivered to your door step via express courier delivery service.

Prior to this arrangement you are obliged to contact Mr. Toby Royal {Barclay's Bank Plc ATM Rep.} at the ATM PAYMENT CENTER and reconfirm your delivery information and your security code with five digit (24006) number has to be submitted alongside with your delivery information for security reasons.

NAME: Mr. Toby Royal
EMAIL: tobyroyal@gmx.com
PHONE: +233 268 485 902

NOTE: Under normal circumstances you are suppose to come and collect your ATM CARD in person and sign some documents as proof of the collection of your ATM CARD but the IMF and the Finance Ministry insisted that you pay for the delivery charges of your ATM CARD via western union money transfer, which will cost you only $280.00USD to cut down travel expenses in other for the western union payment receipt and the receipt of payment of $280 .00USD to the nominated courier company that will carry out with the delivery to your door step to be documented in your file as proof your collection. We hope that is very clear. A receipt to this effect will be sent to you and a copy kept in your file for future documentation.

We also advise that you stop further communications with these imposter's and forward any correspondence / proposal you receive from them to Mr. Benjamin Dabra in other for the FBI to bring justice to does still at large.

Senetor. Jibril Aminu

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