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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: "Lee Chung" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <leechung458@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 03:46:23 -0000
Subject: Re: US$4.6Million 48hours Transfer immediately

CONTRACT #: MAV/ACPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: CBc/GcH/IRD,
A/C #329/606/101244/169/678
FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
China Citic Bank
Our Ref: CBC/IRD/CBX/021/08
>From the office of Mr. LEE CHUNG
Executive Director,
China Citic Bank
GUANGZHOU CHINA.

Re: US$4.6Million 48hours Transfer immediately

I am Mr. Lee Chung. The Executive Director of China Citic Bank, since my assumption of office, I have been able to offset most Overdue Contract sums (USD$4.6Million) owed by the Government of China to Foreign contractors in the past years.

In the process of these payments I discovered through investigation that my predecessor was about to move the above-mentioned sum, but was unable to conclude the transaction before he was removed out of office. I kept this within myself and I requested for the bank code change, this was done successfully for my predecessor not to have access to the bank information. The fund originated from the balance of over-invoiced sum and Inflated government contracts of which the principal sum had been paid to foreign contactors that executed their contract some years ago.

This fund is now floating in a suspense account of our bank and will be moved by electronic telegraphic transfer within 48hours in another way bank transfer of perfection of your account coordinates. I have concluded all necessary Arrangements to move this fund out; contacting you on this issue became imperative to owing to the fact that the transfer cannot be affected without a second party involved.

Therefore, what is required from you is trust and honesty, no further documentation; just to change the ownership to your name. I will forward an account where my share will be further transferred to, when the money reaches your bank. At the moment I can only give information that are reasonably able to assist the transaction without jeopardizing my personal effort on this transaction.
You can email me now with your details to indicate your wiliness to leechung458@gmail.com ,you should not reply on the official mail any reply should come to my private email

1, Your Full Names/ADDRESS
2, Your Cell Telephone/Number
3, Profession
4, Age/Sex
5, Marital Status
6, Mailing Address
Thanks in advance for a mutual and fruitful business proposal.
Regards,

Mr. LEE CHUNG
Executive Director,
China Citic Bank
NOTE: YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL ADRESS; leechung458@gmail.com

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