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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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Fraud email example:

From: "kabiru kabiru1" <kabiru1@nnpc-ng-nig.net>
Reply-To: kabirupriv@sify.com
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 13:20:42 +0000
Subject: JOINT PROJECT CONTACTS.

NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FROM THE DESK OF: MR. KABIRU MASHA DIRECTOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION (NNPC)
=============== STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL ================

DEAR FRIEND,
THROUGH SOME DISCREET ENQUIRIES FROM OUR FOREIGN MISSION,YOU AND OUR
ORGANIZATION WERE REVEALED AS BEING QUITE ASTUTE IN PRIVATE
INTERPRENEURSHIP.ONE HAS NO DOUBT IN YOUR ABILITY TO HANDLE A FINANCIAL
BUSINESS OF CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT, WHICH WILL FORM THE BEDROCK OF AN
EXTENSIVE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP IN DUE COURSE.

IN FOLDING THE PROPOSAL I WANT TO COUNT ON YOR STATUS AS A RESPECTED
EXECUTIVE OF OUR COMPANY TO BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL HANDLE IT WITH UTMOST
SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY IT DESERVES.
THE BUSINESS INVOLVES THE REMITTANCE OF US$35M(THIRTY-FIVE MILLION
U.S.DOLLARS ONLY) TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT FROM THE CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA.

THE MONEY ACCRUED THROUGH DELIBRATE OVER-INVOCING OF OLD PROJECTS
EXECUTED FOR THE GOVERNMENT BY SOME FOREIGN FIRMS. I AND FEW OFFICIALS
HERE HAVE WORKED OUT A SCHEME TO BENEFIT US ALONG WITH ANY FOREIGN PARTNER
WHO OBLIGES US THE MATERIALS AND CHANNEL TO PUSH OUT THE FUND, OUR IDEA
BEING TO COME OVER THEREAFTER TO SHARE THE FUND WITH WHOEVER ASSIST US.

FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN REALISING THIS TRANSACTION 35% WILL BE FOR
YOU 60% FOR ME AND OTHER OFFICIALS AND 5% FOR ANY EXPENSES WE MAY INCURE
(BOTH PARTIES) DURING PROCESSING FOR THE TRANSFER TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK
ACCOUNT.

I AM AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE MOST URGENTLY AND BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS
TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE, AS THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED ON BOTH SIDES.



REPLY AND INCLUDE DIRECT PHONE TO CALL YOU.

YOURS SINCERELY,
MR.KABIRU MASHA.
DIRECTOR, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION (NNPC)


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