joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: franknkem1102@maill.com
Reply-To: franknkem1102@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 11:21:19 -0800
Subject: BENEFICIARY

ATTN.: BENEFICIARY,

AFTER SERIOUS THOUGHT, I DECIDED TO REACH YOU DIRECTLY AND
PERSONALLY BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST YOU BUT YOUR
NIGERIAN PARTNERS.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMPUTER/TELEX DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA. SOMETIME IN THE PAST YOUR NIGERIAN PARTNERS
APPROACHED ME THROUGH A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WORKS WITH ONE OF THE
FEDERAL PARASTATALS HERE IN NIGERIA AND REQUESTED THAT I ASSIST
THEM CONCLUDE A MONEY TRANSFER DEAL. THEY GAVE ME YOUR NAME, YOUR
COMPANY'S NAME AND BANK ACCOUNT PARTICULARS AND TOLD ME TO PUT
THEM IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE LAB SO THAT IT WILL APPEAR AS
IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE GENUINE CONTRACTORS CLEARED FOR PAYMENT.
ACCORDING TO THEM, THEY WANTED TO USE THIS STRATEGY TO TRANSFER A
HUGE AMOUNT OF U.S. DOLLARS WHICH THEY ACCUMULATED THROUGH
INFLATED CONTRACT AWARDS AND THE MONEY HAS BEEN FLOATING IN THE
CBN SINCE THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN PAID OFF, SO THEY
WANTED TO USE YOUR ACCOUNT TO TRANSFER THE SURPLUS OUT OF
NIGERIA.
WE AGREED THAT ONCE I DO THIS, THEY WOULD GIVE ME US$100,000.00
AND GIVE ME ANOTHER US$100,000.00 WHEN I RELEASE THE FUNDS TO
YOUR ACCOUNT. WHEN THEY SAW THAT I HAVE DONE WHAT THEY REQUESTED
AND YOUR NAME HAD BEEN APPROVED AMONG THE LIST OF THOSE TO BE
PAID, INSTEAD OF GIVING ME THE AGREED DEPOSIT OF US$100,000.00
THEY STARTED AVOIDING ME AND RESORTED TO THREATS. I IMMEDIATELY
DELETED THE TRANSFER CODE OF THE FUNDS, WHICH IS ONLY KNOWN TO ME
BECAUSE OF MY POSITION AND RELEASED OTHER CONTRACTORS FUND
WITHOUT YOURS.
THEY BECAME ANGRY THE MORE WHEN THEY REALIZED THAT THEIR THREAT
DID NOT WORK, AND STARTED BRIBING OTHER OFFICIALS TO GET ANOTHER
APPROVAL TO TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOU WITHOUT SUCCESS. APPROVALS
ARE FREE. I AM 100% RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DELAY AND OBSTRUCTION
BECAUSE OF THEIR BREACH OF AGREEMENT. IF YOU DOUBT WHAT I HAVE
JUST TOLD YOU, PAY ANY AMOUNT THAT THEY WILL ASK YOU TO PAY NOW
AND AFTER A SHORT WHILE THEY WILL COME UP WITH ANOTHER REASON FOR
YOU TO PAY AGAIN AND IT GOES ON AND ON.
IF YOU WANT US TO WORK TOGETHER, THESE ARE MY CONDITIONS:
1. I WILL HAVE 30% OF THE MONEY BECAUSE IT IS ONLY TWO OF US LEFT
FOR NOW
2. YOU WILL BEAR THE FULL COST OF THE TRANSFER
3. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT WILL BE USELESS AND A MERE WASTE OF TIME
AND MONEY IF YOU CONTINUE WITH ANY OTHER PERSON, SO WE WILL
CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION TOGETHER AND WITH UTMOST SECRECY.
IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE SUITABLE AND ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, CONTACT
ME IMMEDIATELY TO LET US FINALIZE SO THAT I WILL FAX YOU OUR
OFFICIAL KTT WIRE TRANSFER FORM TO COMPLETE AND I WILL RELEASE
THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
BUT IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED, I ADVICE YOU TO FORGET THE FUNDS
AS IT WILL BE RETURNED TO OUR CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL RESERVE.

FINALLY, YOU WILL HAVE TO ACCEPT TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL, IF YOU ACCEPT MY SUBMISSION, KINDLY GET
BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY ON MY ABOVE PRIVATE TEL: +2349090497069

YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER 24 HOURS OF THE
DAY.

CONFIRM YOUR PARTICULARS ON REPLY.
REGARDS,
DR.Frank Nkem
Director, Telex/Computer Dept.
Central bank of Nigeria (C.B.N)

Anti-fraud resources: