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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: myw qmm <my.qmm@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 04:02:00 -0700
Subject: FROM MR PHILLIPS



Dear Sir,

May i crave your indulgence to open this business
discussion by a formal letter of this sort, it is pertinent that
business of this magnitude required a formal meeting of you and i to
enable us know our self and acquaint our selves with the
responsibilities concern but for time factor, i choose this approach,
please bear with me.

Sir, My name is Mr John Phillips, a
petrol-chemical engineer with the Nigerian National Petroleum
corporation (N.N.P.C), Sir i got your information through South African
yellow page,which made me to deem it fit that we might be able to have a
business relationship together.

Sir, a contract of
re-construction of all the damaged oil pipeline in Nigeria was awarded
through my department and the contract was inflated to the tone of $5.5
million dollars, meanwhile the contract has been completed and
commissioned by the Federal Government Of Nigeria and as the chairman of
the contract award committee, we are soliciting for your humble
assistance for the transfer of the inflated sum of $.55 million United
State Dollars into your nominated bank account in South Africa,because
as civil servants,the code of conduct does not permit us to owe a
foreign account, as it is punishable offense under section 7 of civil
service ACT,(ACT NO.4 OF 1970) and as amended in 1975, Sir the sharing
formula of the fund will be discussed with you ones you indicate your
interest, and i will be very much delighted if my proposal is giving an
urgent attention, and i am assuring you of a hitch free transaction as
all the documentation for the successful of this business will be
procured by me,ones more thanks.

Best Regards,
Mr John Phillips


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