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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: rajendra pachaurs <dr.rajendrapachaurs@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 00:41:35 +0100
Subject: OIL

Dear Sir,
REQUEST FOR AN URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
After due deliberation with my colleagues, we have decided to forward
to you this business proposal. We want a reliable person who could
assist us to transfer the sum of Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars ( $20,500,000 ) into his / her account.
This fund resulted from an over-invoiced bill Fuel Subsidy Payment
from Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) through the
Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in favour of Petroleum
Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPRA) and the Petroleum Ministry
have granted juicy petroleum import contracts in the third quarter of
2013 and this bill has been approved for payment by the concerned
government agency.
The supply was done by Vitol and Trafigura, the two major oil traders
in Switzerland, the supply was done by a local independent oil
marketing company called Global Oil Ltd supply has been done. We are
left with the balance US$20.5M as part of the over-invoiced amount
which we have deliberately over estimated for our own use. The code of
conduct of Federal Republic of Nigeria debars us from operating
foreign accounts. This is why we are contacting you to be custodian of
this fund. Please note: that the risk tolerance level in this
transaction is almost zero. We have served the government for nearly
30 years as civil servants (Government workers). All modalities of
transferring this money into your account are in place waiting for a
foreign account.
Be informed that we are very ready to negotiate your percentage due to
you from the US$20,5M.
Once we conclude and funds are ready to hit your bank account, we will
be on our way to your country for our percentages.
Please kindly revert back to me via this email address
Thank you and all the best.
Best Regards,
Dr.Johnson. Goodluck
Email; dr.johnsongoodluck14.11@gmail.com

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