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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: "livi chima" <livichima_1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: livichim123@mails.at
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:49:57 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION: SIR,

ATTENTION: SIR,
From : Rev Dr. Livi Chima,
Minister For Finance
Reference Number: Fmf/28946/cbn/0211/04
Dear Sir ,
I am Rev . Dr Livi Chima,New Minister For Finance. Wish to inform you that we have received authentic approval and instruction directly from the Presidency, Federal Republic of Nigeria to pay you .

It has become considerably emergent that we have been directed to take this measure due to the much embarrassment being caused to certain foreign beneficiaries and the federal republic of Nigeria due to questionable circumstances with which some greedy officials of the Central Bank and Other bank like standard trust bank and ( N.N.P.C) always request for up front payment from contractors and beneficiries before their payment is released.

All approvals required for this payment has issued in your favour including the original document and payment instructions already forwarded to my office today being 1st of Nov,2005. to enable you receiveyour payment within 72hrs that you reconfirm the required details.

Upon the veto power received to pay you, we have advice that your payment be effected by classifed Bank cheque, Bank draft or Diplomatic Delivery of your cash upon your request.

All reqiured of you :
1) Your contract informations,Telephone and fax lines for easy communication
2) Indicate your receiving address, you needed your "consignment" delivered.
3) Scan and send your international passport pages 1-3 For Facial Identification upon delivery of your cash.

4) Promise not to disclose your payment Pin-code number to any person for this democractic government will not be held liable for any misdirection of fund.
I expect your urgent response.I advice to stop any futher communication with any person/ office in regards to this matter.

Yours sincerely,
Rev Dr Livi Chima.

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