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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: MR AHMADU SAMBO <ahsamb_ud@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrahmadu2016@yandex.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 06:28:37 +0000
Subject: Petroleum Corporation.


Dear friend,

My name is Mr Ahmadu Sambo an auditor in the
Nigerian Subsidy Re-investment agency, a subsidiary of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation.

I am revealing to you that the
total recovered fund from the 24 licensed oil marketers that
imported Petroleum products into the country under our concluded
payment review was US$61M.

The sum of $587M was presented to the government by the oil import markers the actual supply of products was US$526M
While acting as the head of the government auditors, i established the existed ghost supplies summed up to US$61M.

Therefore, by the virtue of my knowledge and control in this issue, i have decided to confidently contact you.
I searched the internet and located your contact address. I am so convinced that you are the right person to deal with.

It isn't news anymore that there exist various crimes and fraud out there, but this deal is 100% free from any criminal act.

I
want you to accept and cooperate with me by standing out as the owner
of the unpaid sum of US$61M. I will assists you with all necessary
information that would allow the fund transferred to your bank account
as it's owner.
In two weeks time this fund would be transferred to your account, I intend to come over to your country for the
disbursement of this fund.

These are information urgently needed from you for the deal to be prosecuted. I am aware that some dismissed officials
are conniving with foreigners to contact you in order to steal this fund from me.
(1)Your
full names and address, (2) Company Name, Telephone numbers and Bank
information. We shall upon my arrival in your country share the fund 50%
each.

Your earliest response to this matter is very important.

Kind Regards,

Mr Ahmadu Sambo.
Subsidy re-investment Agency.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

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