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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: fatai@mohamedfatai.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2006 09:24:55 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CHAIRMAN, SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENTS [ This is your
Fund ]


THE PRESIDENCY




Federal Republic of Nigeria
SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN CONTRACT PAYMENTS
SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, LAGOS – NIGERIA

OUR REF: OSP/FGN/046/05
YOUR REF: Your Due Payment.
Date: First Quarter Payment 2006.
>From the Desk of:
Senator Fatai Mohamed
(CHAIRMAN, SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENTS

Attention: Hon
Contractor/Beneficiary,

SUB: PRESIDENTIAL GAZZETTE /NOTIFICATION OF OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT


Following the revalidation and approval for payment of all verified contract,beneficiary payment held in the Central Bank of Nigeria {C.B.N} and most of our commercial banks for unconstitutional reasons be informed that an irrevocable payment approval was given to FIRST DIAMOND SECURITY & FINANCE B.V. to transfer your fund as endorsed by the following high powered governmental bodies having found your payment entitled satisfactory after
due scrutuny.


The meeting was held in conjunction with the directors of this Ministry, the National Economic Council, Presidency, directors in charge of project implementation, involved in various contracts, the bankers committee, the senate committee on banking and finance, the governing board of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Chief Economic Adviser to the President respectively.


Be advised that in strict compliance to the resolution, your payment was endorsed and scheduled to be released among other beneficiary payment within this first quarter of this fiscal year 2006, through the Central Bank Of Nigeria affiliated offshore payment center in the Netherlands.

These resolutive measures was strictly adopted by the leaders of the world monetary institution e.g. World bank group, International Monetary Fund {I.M.F}, Paris and London club of creditors European Economic Community {E.E.C.} and envoy of our Correspondence International Bank of settlement worldwide affiliated with the Central Bank of Nigeria to track down the alarming rate of Drug/Money Laundering/Terrorism source funds as an evidence to prove the genuinety of your contract claim to the world monetary bodies including the G8 committee in the United States of America.

Yours faithfully,
Senator Fatai Mohamed
fataimohamed@yahoo.com.
CHAIRMAN, SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENTS

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