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: "Mr.Godwin I.Emefiele" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbnorg@advalvas.be>
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 20:15:53 -0200
Subject: Re: This is safest means now.

FROM THE ACTIVE OFFICE OF THE CBN
GOVERNOR,GODWIN IFEANYI EMEFIELE
OFFICIAL PHONE#: +2348167725021
 
ATTN:
 
 
I and the chief security officer(cso) of international monetary funds London (IMF)
have arranged to pay your overdue payment. Why we did this is because according
to information gathered from the banks computer, that you have been awaiting for
a long time to receive your outstanding payment without success.
 
Your email address was among the outstanding beneficiary's whose fund has been
pending for so long and some hoodlums or rather scammers have been using this
opportunity to get money from you. Using the name of top personnel's and
co-operate offices in Nigeria, South Africa, Ivory Cost, Benin Republic,
Ghana Spain, Germany, Malaysia and London.
 
Now, your said fund has been arranged in a security proof boxes weighing 98kg
each, that is 196kg for the two boxes. We have went to four courier companies
to make arrangements on how to ship the two boxes by courier to you.D.h.l,
E.m.s, FedEx, but all courier companies in Nigeria wants to open the boxes
for inspection before shipment.
 
This is something we want to avoid because the boxes were padded with machine.
We told the courier companies that the boxes contained film materials and when
open will cause damage to the materials (spoil). We did not declare money
because courier service do not carry physical cash. I will send to you the
keys to open the boxes both the outer and inner security code lock
through another courier company.This is to avoid any inspection
at any of transit airport.
 
A diplomat friend of mine disclosed to me that there is a courier company that do
send diplomatic materials and information from one country to another.This
courier company has diplomatic immunity and is not checked by any
customs anywhere in the world.
 
The name of the company is (Inland courier services) and i will meet them as soon as i
have your go ahead order. The diplomat will help me secure the vital papers so we do
not have any problem.To this effect, you will send to us your private address as to
where you will receive the boxes in a safe condition. 
 
This is the safest means.Confirm the receipt of this message immediately
by calling me on the above number.
 
Regards
Mr.Godwin I. Emefiele
NEW CBN Executive Governor.
PHONE#:+2348167725021

Anti-fraud resources: