joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: nnpcandrew@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2014 13:08:12 +0100
Subject: RE: ATTENTION:??????

DEAR.SIR/MADAM.

ATTENTION: THE PRESIDENT/CEO.

Please with due respect i write this confidential business
proposal to you!!

I am Mr.Andrew Yakubu, accountant with the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation company (NNPC), Lagos Nigeria. Having
consulted with my colleagues and based on the information
gathered from the Nigerian Chambers Of Commerce And
Industry, I have the privilege to request your assistance to
transfer the sum of $87,500,000.00 (Eighty seven million,
five hundred thousand United States dollars) into your
accounts. The above sum resulted from an over-invoiced
contract, executed, commissioned and paid for about five
years (5) ago by a foreign contractor.

This action was however intentional and since then the fund
has been in a suspense account at the Central Bank Of
Nigeria Apex Bank.
We are now ready to transfer the fund overseas and that is
where you come in. It is important to inform you that as
civil servants, we are forbidden to operate a foreign
account; that is why we require your assistance. The total
sum will be shared as follows: 70% for us, 25% for you and
5% for local and international expenses incidental to the
transfer.

The transfer is risk free on both sides. I am an accountant
with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation company
(NNPC),Lagos Nigeria.

I got your email information through the Nigeria Chamber of
Commerce and industry on foreign business relations here in
Lagos Nigeria I haven't disclose this deal to anybody. I
hoped that you will not expose or betray this trust and
confident that i am about to establish with you for the
mutual benefit of you and me.

If you find this proposal acceptable, we shall require the
following documents:
(a) your banker's name, telephone, account and fax numbers.
(b) your private telephone and fax numbers for
confidentiality and easy communication.
(c) your letter-headed paper stamped and signed.

Alternatively we will furnish you with the text of what to
type into your letter-headed paper, along with a breakdown
explaining, comprehensively what we require of you. The
business will take us thirty (30) working days to
accomplish.therefore,as soon as we receive your reply, An
NNPC contract form will be sent to you to fill and return to
us to enable us fax to you every other documents that
related to this transfer.

we thank you for your mutual cooperation.looking forward for
your response.

Best regards
Mr.Andrew Yakubu.

Anti-fraud resources: