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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: "FMF PANEL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <paymastergeneraldept@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:36:32 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER OF YOUR USD8.3 MILLION

FROM THE DESK OF DR. MANSUR MUHTAR OFR
CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN
CONTRACT AND INHERITANCE FUND PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
 
Attention: Beneficiary
       
How are you doing today? Hope all is well with you and family? We have been having a meeting for the past three months which ended last week with the top officials of the federation in conjunction with World Bank, IMF/UN/FBI/EFCC and U.S.A Government. This is to officially inform you based on the instruction of the above mentioned Organizations. That your fund have been approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria to transfer your fund of US$8.300.MILLON this includes every foreign contractor that have not received his/her contract/inheritance payment and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems or irregularities.
 
Now your new qualified Payment codes are as follows, United nations Approval No; UN5685P, White House Approved No: WH44CV, Reference No.-35460021, Allocation No: 674632 Password No: 339331, Pin Code No: 55674 and your Certificate of Merit Payment No: 103, Released Code No: 0763; Immediate Telex confirmation No: -1114433; Secret Code No: XXTN013, Having received these vital payment numbers, therefore You are qualified now to received and confirm Your payment with the United Nation immediately. This has been agreed and signed by the Board of Directors and Trustees. You have to contact Mr. Edward Ralph the payment agent, contact him immediately for your payment of US$8.300.MILLON. Therefore, you should send him your full Names and telephone numbers/your addresses and also details where to transfer the fund and tell him your file Reference which is (RE-1077_V).
 
Contact Person: Dr. Edward Ralph 
Email: paymastergeneraldept@gmail.com
Tel:   +234-803-865-6601
 
Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you as soon as you receive your payment. Give him your file Reference (RE-1077-V) and you are free to contact him via telephone number.
Regards,
Dr. Mansur Muhtar OFR
HONORABLE MINISTER OF FINANCE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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