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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: "dr hugo .hans" <test@bitfun.nl>
Reply-To: hanshugo1166aa@citromail.hu
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 13:30:22 -0800
Subject: Hello Good Day,

Attn,

i am dr hugo.hans,chief accountant of south african department of works and housing.your contact was courtesy of your country's chamber of commerce,hence my contacting you for a windfall that emarged in my office.during the FIFA football tournament hosted by my country(south africa)in 2010,we awarded a huge contract of $360musd to a foreign contractor.the said contract was well executed, commissioned and the full contract sum paid in good faith. but myself and colleagues who are the custodians of the account book over invoiced the contract to the tune of $36musd.
the over invoiced fund is now approved for payment hence my contacting you for assistance. based on our position, we are not authorized to open an offshore account hence my soliciting your assistance to provide an account where the fund($36musd) will be transferred into.

myself and few colleagues involved in the transaction has agreed to give you 35% of the total sum, 60% for us the officials and 5% to be kept aside in case of any expenses we might encore during the process of the transaction. note that the transaction is risk free and people involved are season administrators who have put in 20 to 30 years in service and are not ready to dent their good image,so be assured your dealing with responsible people.again,i implore you to keep the transaction confidential. as soon as the fund is confirmed in your account, i will meet you in your country to discuss area of investment based on your advice within the context of your country's economy. on receipt of my proposal kindly email me the following to enable us commence telegraphic transfer,

your full names
your bank name, routing numbers and account number.
your mobile telephone number for easy communication.

awaiting your immediate response.
kind regards.
dr hugo .hans
tel: +27732389152

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