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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: Central Bank Of Nigeria <ham.gambo56@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 12:57:03 +0100
Subject: RE: UNPAID CONTRACT SUM.(REMINDER)

Dear Sir,

RE: UNPAID CONTRACT SUM.

After waiting to hear from you or your Nigeria partner who may have
wanted to use your name or company to secure their long overdue
overnice contract payment emanated from Nigerian National Petroleum
corporation (NNPC) for a long time now the said contract sum totaling
$12.5M which is laying unclaimed with Central Bank Of Nigeria over the
years , I decided to make this direct approach to you in other not to
let it be as if I have anything in mind against you.

I do not know if you have asked yourself why each time the release of
long overdue contract payment fund approved on your behalf all of a
sudden, the payment will be stopped or one problem or the other will
come up. If you have not asked this question or you do not know, this
is an opportunity for me to tell you.

Some time ago, your Nigerian partner, I mean the people that
introduced you to the transaction previously approached me through my
dear Wife who works with the Federal Ministry of Finance and requested
me to assist them conclude pending money transfer deal they had with
their foreign partner they requested me to assist them by removing the
original foreign contractors name and bank particulars from Central
Bank Of Nigerian The Apex Bank vetting computer and replacing them
with another name including bank details in order to make a new
partner they presented appear as the rightful beneficiary of Said
fund as the director of international remittance department of the
Apex bank I agreed on condition that they will pay me $1,000,000.00 as
soon as the name appears as the beneficiary.

I did as agreed and demanded to be paid but your they started telling
me stories. They even told me that the new beneficiary has promised to
send money to me. Do you know that up till now, I have not received a
single cent from them and have not set my eyes on any of them again?

Based on their attitude, I decided to put a stop order on the fund
release movement because I cannot be denied of my right in my own
office considering the risk as it might affect my job. Secondly, I
know the source of the funds and you did not execute any contract
Nigeria National petroleum corporation (NNPC) the said funds were
emanated from over invoice contract award from government ministry in
past which is (NNPC) although I am the only person privileged to know
this information and it is a fact. However, Why I am making this clear
to you is that I can see that you are still making efforts spending
money in other to conclude this project. Now I am ready to forget the
past and work with only on one condition I do not need the
$1000,000.00 any longer from you but a share of part of the total
contract sum which you must state it clear in written as soon as we
both agree on whatever you are ready to give me.I need your assurance
that those your dubious colleagues who introduced you previously into
this will be totally keep out of this transaction I know that none of
them is aware of this transaction after trying their best to conclude
it without my consent.

Finally, I need your promise that no official of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) or any government ministries will be
aware of my involvement in this regard. Now re-assure me that you will
be willing to offer me part of the fund that you will assist my wife
and my first son to establish a foreign account in your country where
my share will be lodged.

If you are ready to conclude this business with me, you can contact me
immediately on my private email above with your full details contact,
so that we can have chat over this issue once and for all so that we
can move forward.
But if the reverse is the case, do not bother yourself to Reach me.

Regards,

Dr. Hamza Gambo
DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

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