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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: Gabriel@maill.com
Reply-To: gabrielobia1102@gmail.com
Date: 28 Feb 2021 20:32:30 -0800
Subject: TRANSFER

FROM.GABRIEL OBIA


Attn: Beneficiary,

“TRUTH OF THE MATTER”

I am compelled to write you in respect of your fund remittance,
which transfer has remained unsuccessful. I am very sure that you
must have lost hope of ever getting your fund transfer released
especially after all the frustrations, endless disappointment and
broken promises in the hands of some officials and offshore
offices.

However, I am writing you because I am familiar with the history
of this fund release. My privileged knowledge and acquaintance
with this payment issue is due to my closeness and association
with the immediate past Finance Minister, who I worked with until
his voluntary retirement in May 2015, and in addition to the
current position which I still maintain within the Ministry as
such and must not be revealed to any other Nigerian official no
matter your cordiality and closeness.

This request must be noted in view of the fact that the current
Finance Minister,is yet to be briefed on some outstanding issues
and information by her predecessor and other top officials of the
Ministry who are not political appointees and who have worked in
the Ministry for more than {2decades}

Briefly, I am quite sure that you must be wondering the reason
behind the non-release of your long awaited fund after our
Government officially granted approval for its remittance. I may
also believe that you would have received countless promises,
unconfirmed and spurious payment Advices and remittance
instructions from some officials in Nigeria/abroad indicating
that they have granted approval for the transfer of your fund but
all to no avail.

You may have also been directed to visit different cities and
countries with the instruction that your fund would be released
at such payment post or that your fund could be delivered to you
at your residence. All these are cooked up Stories from impostors
who wish to extort money from you while they do not have any
knowledge of the true position of your fund transfer. Meanwhile,
I would like you to note the following.

(1) Our government has granted irrevocable payment approval for
your fund remittance.

(2) Official release of this fund according to the record from
the office of the Accountant General of the Federation and
Ministry of Finance have been duly effected and documented.

(3) Your fund is presently being held at JP MORGAN CHASE BANK,
NEW YORK the only authorized and approved bank by the Federal
Government to handle all foreign contract debts.


If you are very certain that you will not disclose this
information to anyone, get back to me and I will give you further
directives on what you should do immediately.

NB: You are advised to stop further dealings with any of your
Representatives with immediate effect, to avoid further extortion
of your hard earn currency.


Yours sincerely,
Gabriel Obia
TELEPHONE.+2349062327633

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