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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: "Mr. Ngwu Ngwo" <khuru@live.com>
Reply-To: spfrnn@blumail.org
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2012 04:39:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR OVERDUE FUNDS APPROVED.


FROM OFFICE OF THE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
MF/CBN/ERA/01/12.

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,

After series of meeting with Mr. President, Senates, House of Representatives, European Union Officials (EU) and United Nation delegates we have agreed to pay all beneficiaries through our Central Bank Escrow Reserve Account; Beneficiaries who has been deceived by our past government, offices and group of people. We notice that your name is among the people who has waited and applied every effort to receive your benefited fund in vain. We use this medium to inform you that we have been instructed by World Bank Committee to solve the problem legally and transfer your fund immediately.

According to the short listed names; your name appeared as one of the people to receive the first batch of their fund according to the instruction giving by International Monetary Fund (IMF) that every beneficiary must obtain CERTIFICATE OF LEGALITY which will prove that your fund is legal. And as soon as we receive such legal document in your name we shall transfer to your account immediately according to the instruction by International Monetary Fund (IMF).

We are surprise to inform you that we receive account information from one Ronald Brian Rochester Anthony that you instructed him to receive your own approved fund on your behalf as your NEXT OF KIN. He send us email together with his account information’s that his ready to pay and obtain the CERTIFICATE OF LEGALITY to secure the fund on your behalf. He is the owner with the account information below; please do confirm the account details and update us immediately.

Bank: Westpac Australia's First Bank
Address: 155 King Street, SYDNEY, New South Wales, Australia 2000
Account Name: Ronald Brian Rochester Anthony
BSB/Account Number: 732044 653111
Swift Code: WPAC AU 2 S
Country: Australia.

Kindly furnish us with these information’s below as a proof that we are dealing with the right person and you have not send Ronald Brian Rochester Anthony, to claim your fund as your NEXT OF KIN (1).YOUR FULL NAME, (2).AGE (3).OCCUPATION (4). DIRECT CELLPHONE (5).YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS AND COPY OF YOUR I.D.

We are really sorry for all you have passed through with our past government such as; Prof. Charles C. Soludo, former Central Bank Governor. Mr. Jim Ovia of Zenith Bank Plc, and Chief Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri and Nuhi Ribadu, former Chairman Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others.

Yours truly,
Mr. Ngwu Ngwo
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)

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