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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: app@procket.com.br
Reply-To: davidgills2010@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2021 12:58:02 +0100
Subject: Contract Certification Committee.

I seek foreign partnership in the execution of a transaction of a confidential nature. I head the Contract certification Committee of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. By reason of position, i am privy to classified information within the Petroleum ministry and stand in position also to make possible certain situations.
Lying unclaimed in the Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) government grant account with the Apex bank, is a large sum of money documented as project funding for the settlement of several contract debt payments owed certain supposed foreign contractors with the Petroleum ministry. Most of these debt payments are dummy contract projects originated by past ruling government officials and their allies in the petroleum ministry in a bid to siphon these funds from government treasury. Having thoroughly reviewed several of these debt files, I came to know for a fact that I could very easily recommend, process and officially secure payment approvals to some of them and assign payment to a beneficiary of my making. it is to this end that i now contact you to see to provide me with a foreign company account into which I may prepare and instruct the transfer of these funds to. We will begin with a file with a debt payment value of US$75M. One or two others shall promptly follow.
If you accept to work with me, to receive these funds to your secured account, then it is important you treat my proposition and related issues with the utmost of confidentiality it deserves. I assure you of absolute success more so, that this transaction shall by no means pose any problems to you or to me, now or in the future. At the successful remittance of funds to your account, you shall retain 35% while 65% shall be for me and my team. I intend to retain the most part of my monies in profitable investment projects overseas. We shall discuss further on my investment interest and what suggestions or services you may have to offer in this respect.
In the meantime, I expect your soonest response. You may want to include your private telephone no so I may call to discuss further.
Yours Sincerely,
Eng. David Gills
Chairman,
Contract Certification Committee.
Ministry of Petroleum Resources.

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