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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: "RICHARD SMITH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richardsmith2133@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:09:16 -0800
Subject: RE YOUR URGENT RESPONSE

 
I am the Marketing Director of Ministry of Petroleum  & Energy in collaboration with Department of Petroleum  Resources , following recent purchases and supply of Crude Oil, a contractor from the Japan having made a bulk purchased , a sum of Two Hundred Million United States Dollars (US$200,000,000.00) was accrued amount  has been  paid to the Nigeria Government Account , the outstanding  balance of Eighty  Million United States Dollars (80,000,000.00) was paid by  to the Marketing Account in my Directives which I & the Chief Accountant now agreed to be pay into your sister account for own disbursement in ratio of 30% to you as the recipient of the fund to us , from the pending account to your designate beneficiary account outside Africa Continent .
Kindly response indicating your interest to champion the receiving of the outstanding US$80.Million into your preferable and safety bank account in the agreement to return 70% to I & my office Partners.
Waiting your Kind understanding Cooperation
Please response via email, richardsmith2133@yahoo.com
 
Mr Richard  Smith
Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR)

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