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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: "fmf" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hammedb1@dontmail.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 03:21:38 +0300
Subject: INVESTMENT FUND AVAILABLE

PERSONAL /CONFIDENTIAL
 
Dear Sir,
 
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has through the Federal Ministry of Finance approved the sum of Eighty One Million United States Dollars (US$81,000,000.00) being 30% remaining balance payment in favor to late Engineer (Name Withheld) who was involved in an author accident with his entire family at Port Harcourt Expressway in December 2007.
 
The late Engineer was a contractor with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation; he was awarded a contract for supply of Oil Pipe Line, Construction and Maintenance of 250 Million (LPG) Gas Plant at Warri Refinery in the year 2000 at the cost of Two Hundred and Seventy Million United States Dollars (US$270,000,000.00). He successfully completed executing of the contract in the year 2007 and was waiting to receive his remaining 30% balance contractual payment from the Federal Government of Nigeria until his untimely death same year.
 
I am the Director, Foreign Project Payment, Presidency Office and the officer in charge for approving of contract payments. Before the late Engineers untimely death, I have been assisting him to get approvals on payment of his balance contract fund from the Federal Government of Nigeria through Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. It’s unfortunate that his balance fund has been approved now by the Federal Ministry of Finance, while he is not alive to receive the fund. I have been in constant contact with his personal attorney to trace any of his family or relatives for the claim of the fund to no avail, our effort have been unsuccessful. More worrisome is that the federal government will cancel and return back the fund into treasury account at the end of this Month as unclaimed fund.
 
I have made agreement with his attorney to seek assistance of a trustworthy Foreign Company or an Individual who could help us to receive the money for investment purposes without any hitch as nest of kin to the late deceased fund. However, we have agreed to give the company or individual 40% of the total fund, while 50% will be for us and remaining balance of 10% will be set outside to accommodate expenses of both sides. Therefore, if this offer is acceptable by you, please indicate your interest by contacting me with details of your Full Name, Address, City/Country and Telephone/Cell Numbers for further clarification and briefing.
 
Yours Faithfully
 
Dr. Hammed Buber
Email: hammedbuber@dontmail.net

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