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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. Godwin Emefiele" <info@usa.org>
Reply-To: foreign.remittance.unit.cbn@onet.eu
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2018 17:23:14 +0100
Subject: DID YOU ATHOURIZE ANY BODY TO CLAIM YOUR FUND/CHANGE OF BENEFICIRY


CENTRAL BANK REMITTANCE UNIT,
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY,
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/017,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE
EMAIL: foreign.remittance.unit.cbn@onet.eu
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/18
18 August,2018

INSTRUCTION / WARNING FROM CENTRAL BANK.

A power of attorney was forwarded to our office this morning by two gentle men, one of them is an American national and he is MR. DAVID DEANE by name while the other person is MR.JACK MORGAN by name a Canadian National.

These gentlemen claimed to be your representative, and this power of attorney stated that you are dead; they brought an account to replace your information in other to claim your fund of $26Million USD which is now lying DORMANT and UNCLAIMED, below is the new account they have submitted today:

BANK: HSBC-CANADA,
Vancouver, CANADA,
ACCOUNT NO: 2984-0008-66

Be further informed that this power of attorney also stated that you suffered and died of throat cancer. You are therefore given 48hrs to confirm the truth in this information, if you are still alive, you are to contact us back immediately, because we work 24 hrs just to ensure that we monitor all the activities going on in regards to the transfer of beneficiary’s inheritance and contract payments.

You are to get back to me immediately for clarifications on this matter if you are still alive as we shall be available 24 hrs to speak with you and give you the necessary guidelines on how to ensure that your payment is wired to your account immediately. In addition, also be notified that any further delay from your side could be dangerous, as we would not be held accountable for wrong payment or missing of funds thereafter.

You are to reply back via the security email as stated below. foreign.remittance.unit.cbn@onet.eu

Best Regards
Mr.Godwin Emefiele
Executive Governor
Central Bank Nigeria (CBN)
FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY,
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/013,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK,
A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/18

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