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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: "Ken Maduka" <kenmaduka11@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: kenmaduka12@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:04:31 -0500
Subject: For Your Attention




Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
CORPORATE ANNEX OFFICE
VICTORIA ISLAND
Cablegram:Napetcor

Good Day,

I am Ken Maduka a Contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation [NNPC]. My colleagues have mandated me to transfer the sum of
US$88 Millions recovered from an over-invoiced contracts involving the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation [NNPC] into several private
account in Europe and United States. A total sum of US$75,500,000.00 has
been transferred before the emergence of this new present Civilian
Administration,leaving the balance of US$12,500,000.00 which we now have
access to following the failure of our predecessors to complete the
transfer before they bowed out of office leaving us with this golden
opportunity to transfer it for our benefit since we may soon be laid off
because of this present civilian dispensation as a result of take over on
the 29th of May, 2011 by new President-elect. It is routinely for every
administration to lay off incumbent officials here in Nigeria and replace
with his own associates.

We have made proper arrangement/documentation to transfer the balance of
US$12,500,000.00) which is retained in a coded account of the NNPC with a
Bank here in Nigeria. We are soliciting that you help us to receive the
fund in trust. We cannot complete this transaction smoothly without the
participation of a foreign partner who would provide an account where the
funds could be lodged. Since it is a contract payment,the funds must be
remitted to a foreign account. Also people in such position are not
permitted by the Nigerian Civil Service law to own or operate foreign
accounts while still in service. The remittance of the funds requires
little documentation that would be completed as soon as you provide us
with a secured bank account where you may wish to receive the money. I can
conveniently assure you that all modalities have been put in place for a
smooth transaction that is absolutely risk-free as long as you give us
maximum cooperation to make this a success.


COULD YOU KINDLY TELL US WHAT PERCENTAGE (%) OF THIS MONEY
US$12,500,000.00) YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE AFTER THE TRANSFER TO YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT? Also we should like to invest our own share of the money in
investment projects: Real Estate Properties, Tourism, Hotel business in
your country.

Please reply urgently by e-mail as we expect that the transaction will not
take more than ten working days. And please note that this transaction
must be TOP SECRET & CONFIDENTIAL.

Best Regards,

Ken Maduka

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