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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: "SECRETARY TO THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNMENT-C.B.N" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <secretary-to-the-central-bank-government-cbn@secretary.net>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 17:34:03 -0700
Subject: Work with me and receive your fund from CBN: I hope to hear from you immediately you receive this message

Attention Sir,
 
I know this massage come to you as a surprise because you dont know me and have never met or communicate with you before and as matter of fact, I find it difficult to tell you this but all the same I must say the truth so that those bad officials will be at shame because the way things are going is like the people in government here wants to make things difficult for you.
 
Agree to work with me that after you receive your fund that you will compensate me  and if so I will let you know the reason why you have not receive your fund since all this while and I will go to the clerk to get your files and submit it to the remittance office for immediate transfer/release of your fund as all the non indigenous payment files are with him and I want you to work with me now and receive your fund into your account or any choice of receiving it immediately.
 
In accordance to this, you will send me just $150 so that I will give it to the clerk for him to release your file to me so that I will submit it immediately to the office of remittance to commence on your payment without any further delay as I have power in the office of the remittance. Once this fee of $150 is paid, you must confirm the availability of your fund transfer into your bank account with a telex transfer confirmation slip for proper confirmation and notification to your bank account officer or any other means you like to receive your fund, you can do let us know immediately.
 
Let me know once you are ready to send the $150 fee because you are to send the fee immediately and once this fee of $150 is received from you, I shall proceed to work with you and implement on your fund transfer and update you together with your bank account officer with the fund transfer confirmation slip copy and please stop any further communication with Mr.Shamsuddeen Usman, Mr. Peter , Dr . Mrs. Christina Alabi and other because they are not in position to pay you, please never you communicate with them for any reason or if you do please stop it here because I overheard when some people is discussing on how to divert your millions of dollars  and share it among themselves, that is why I contacted you on this. If you send this fee of $150 today, by tomorrow your fund transfer will commence without any further delay.
 
Thanks for your understanding as I hope to hear from you immediately you receive this message.
 
Mrs. Msheila Duke
Secretary to the C.B.N Governor
E-mail: secretary-to-the-central-bank-government-cbn@secretary.net

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