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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: "HON.DOMINIC EKEH" <hon.dominicekeh@citromail.hu>
Reply-To: "HON.DOMINIC EKEH" <dominicekeh@mail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 01:26:00 -0700
Subject: URGENT

Attn: Sir

My name is Hon.Dominic Ekeh , an Engineer with the NNPC Company Ltd
(NNPC).My duty includes awards of contracts, vetting and making
payments on behalf of my Ministry (NNPC).

SUBJECT: After due consideration, I have fully agreed to privately
invest extensively in your line of products/services. I am intending
to retire from government services to private business I decided to
contact you for an urgent business proposal. I have decided to deal
with a neutral person like you because of the nature of the
transaction as I will equally be happy to arrange with you on terms of
trade and possible transfer of the funds needed for the investment
into your company's account or personal account.

These funds were incurred as a kick back lifting of oil by the last
top military government. Note that the former President of Nigeria
late Gen.Sani Abacha and his Cabinet allowed the nations refineries to
collapse.

This was a ground plot by the late head of state and his cabinets to
enable them lift the Nations oil through the back door to their
foreign counterpart in other to enrich their individual foreign bank
account. This money (Thirty six million United States Dollars) is now
floating in the Federal Ministry of Finance as a redundant fund
waiting to be claimed. Because of our new Federal Government Decree on
Civil Servants, we are officially not allowed to own a company or
operate a foreign bank account. Hence my soliciting for your
assistance to enable me receives this fund into your company's account
or personal account pending when I come over for the sharing.

To enable me start the process and remittance of the fund into your
bank account successfully within 14 banking days, I need the following
information from you by fax or e-mail:

*Beneficiary's name, address, private telephone / fax number.

*Your bank particulars including your bank name,address and your
account number.


Note that as soon as I receive this information it will be forwarded
to the appropriate quarters for final processing and approvals. With
the modalities I have worked out it makes it possible for you to act
as a contractor who worked under my ministry and now waiting to
receive his payment and when satisfied by the agencies your bank
account will be credited within 48 banking hours.

This transfer is 100% risk free having done all the underground works
locally for the smooth transfer of the fund into your bank account
within the shortest period. I advised that you should keep this
transaction a top secret and rest all correspondence to fax, e-mail or
phone only, because I am occupying a sensitive position in the
government circle and also this is once in a lifetime opportunity.


Finally I want you to assure me that you will work on my instruction
and my own share of the money will be safe. You will be rewarded with
30% of the total sum for your honest assistance and co-operation 10%
for all type of expense that we both parties might incur during the
course of this transaction and the balance of 60% remain for me.

Contact me by return mail for any question and further discussion on
this my private email hondominicekehnnpc@yahoo.com


Regards

Hon.Dominic Ekeh

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