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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: ".;CENTRAL BANK" <onherg@cnb.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jackmarvinog@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:34:14 -0700
Subject: +..CBN

Dear Beneficiary

On resume office as Foreign Remittance Director (Central Bank of Nigeria), I was going through some files and discovered huge amount of funds floating in your name that is yet to be claimed through one of the commercial bank.

I will like to hear from you before going into conclusion on reason why the fund is yet to be paying to you as rightful beneficiary hence you do not have further confidence on the transaction anymore, however the good news is that the government of Nigeria have finally scheduled arrangement of sending representative paying officers who will be meeting with you in person on arrival to your country on possibility for you to clear out all requiring needed fees and receive the fund instantly, as the fund will be coming to your country Via United Nations Children's Humanitarians Assisted Programs.

Furthermore you are therefore requiring reconfirming your Full Name, Address City, Country, Expected Amount, Telephone/Cell Numbers for processing of approval clearance certificate documents in your name to enable payment of the fund to you legally without same encountering seizure or stop order from relevant agencies globally.

I will appreciate your quick response to this massage urgently, as I planned to conclude my investigation and decide on necessary action that befits the situation of the fund by end of this Month.

Regards

Director of Foreign Payment
CBN


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