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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: Presidency Desk <presidency_desk3@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 13:50:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, PAYMENT APPROVED CONTACT ACCOUNTANT GENERAL







            


                                                  THE PRESIDENT                
                       FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
                    ECONOMIC ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT
                      ASO ROCK WUSA ABUJA PHASE II
                                                                                                                              
From: DR. ALEX MAGNUS
Economic Adviser to the President)  
       
Attn:Hon Contract Beneficiary
 

 CONTRACTORS /CREDITOR WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA YOU HAVE TWO WEEKS MANDATE TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT. 
 
Based on the meeting held with the office of the New President DR GOOD LUCK JONATHAN, office the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Paris Club, Accountant general of Nigeria office and the 14 member committee inaugurated by the office of the Presidency to verify and remit all outstanding over due contract payment such as your payment to Foreign contractors.
 
 It is my pleasure to inform you officially that the office of the New ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA  has been mandated to commence the swift transfer of your over due contract fund into your designated bank account details, in lieu of this you are urgently requested to contact the ACCOUNTAT GENERAL OFFICE for swift wire ALHAJI IBRAHIM DANKWOBE on his direct line Tel 234-8077930392 or email: acct_gen_nig20@yahoo.com    to enable your fund reflect in your account within the next 12 banking hours as stipulated by the presidency. acct_gen_nig20@yahoo.com
 
You are hereby instructed to stop all further contact with any other person/office in respect to your over due contract funds with the Nigeria Government for failure to adhered to our directives will automatically result to the cancellation of your immediate contract payment .
 
Note that all necessary arrangements has been concluded by THE INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE  DEPARTMENT and the Senate House Committee on Foreign contract payment wish to inform you that your Contract Payment Release Bond has been endorsed today  5th April  2011, and forwarded to the ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA  for immediate release of your overdue contract fund. You are hereby instructed to contact only the ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, ALHAJI IBRAHIM DANKWOBE  on his Telephone number: Tel:234-8077930392, we are informed that your contract proceedings will be credited to your bank account immediate you contact ACCONTANT GENERAL  today 
 
Congratulation
 
Yours truly
 DR. ALEX MAGNUS 
(Economic Adviser to the presidency



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