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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: Dr John Owonla <drjohnowonnla@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2015 14:27:19 -0700
Subject: RE:STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL,DR JOHN/PROPOSAL"

--
Sir/Ma,

It is a great joy and confident to write you this few lines of letter to
propose you for execution of a financial transaction for our lasting
relationship. I quite understood that I am taking this risk in proposing
you on the ground that we never establish contact earlier. And.And I
strongly hope and belief that I am about working with a reliable and
focused person.

My names are Dr John Owonla Director (contract award and release
committee)Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC).With the on going
transition to a new in coming elected Government, all outstanding executed
contract payments files are being scrutinized for release. During the
routine exercise, many payment files were discovered as an over-invoiced
contract payment.

Presently, I am in procession of approved contract document valued at $25m
(Twenty-five Million Dollars only, I need your urgent collaboration to have
the fund claim since those that perpetrated the act have been retired from
service as they couldn't catch up with the release of the payment with
your office before they were retired.

This proposal is 100% risk free because all areas of the claim have been
taken care off, no complications for you will be presented as a
sub-contractor to the executed contract therefore, I plead for your
confident in me for a successful closing of this deal for our benefit.You
are advised to furnish me with the below following information enabling us
to put up application of claim approval release of the payment through our
Apex bank(CBN).in your favor.

1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. COUNTRY AND ADDRESS, CELL AND OFFICE PHONE NUMBER.
3. NAME OF OUR COMPANY (IF ANY), AGE AND OCCUPATION.
4. NAME OF YOUR BANK, ADDRESS AND COMPLETE ACCOUNT DETAILS.

I belief that your confident will not be lost and I assure you that you
will never regret ever establishing this cordial relation ship with me.
Evidence of the payment will be made available to you for your perusal and
understanding and we concluded sharing,70% for us 30% for you.

Best Regard.
Dr John Owonla.

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