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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: "DR. HARRISON EKPONG" (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:11:17 -0800
Subject: YOUR RESPONSE WILL BE RESPECTED.

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY,
THE HONORABLE, GOVERNOR OF CBN
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS- NIGERIA.
OUR REF: CBB/OHG/OXD1/2009

YOUR REF:

TELEX: CENBANK.
PAYMENT FILE: CBN/BEN/09.

Beneficiary,

YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT CONFIRMATION ORDER;


My name is Dr Harrison Ekpong. I am the Bill and Exchange Manager Central Bank of Nigeria; I am directed to contact you on behalf of the management of our Bank urgently to confirm to this office if actually you know one Mrs. Emily Woodgate who claims to be your business associate/ partner with an instruction to transfer this fund to her new Bank Account. These are the information forwarded to my desks by Mrs. Emily Woodgate of CANADA To re-route your payment into a new bank account number as stated (VACAP Credit Union, 1700 Robin Hood Road, Richmond, CA 23720. Account number 492453201.Routing number: 85226456, of Mrs. Emily Woodgate.
The Sum of {$7.5M} Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State dollars,
The Federal Government has decided to compensate all the victims of fraudulent activities in the past within Africa; it was grants which the American Government and the United Nation INCLUDING the Paris club who raise the fund for this compensation to be paid to all victims.


Be informed here that the total sums to be transferred is the sum of {$7.5M} Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State dollars. We need to re-confirm from you urgently before we conclude our remittance process which has been undergoing verification before we can release the fund to her as she demanded into her Account and if it's really true that you are dead as claim by her, if we did not hear from you it will automatically means that you are actually dead and the information passed to us by Mrs. Emily Woodgate is correct. Your swift response will help this Office a lot, email me your current Information's as follows: note that you can equally receive this fund through online banking system strictly confirmable by bank to bank only. So you can choose the mode of payment you prefer to enable us commence full processing in that regard.


1. Copy of your identification to identify you with.

2. Details of your bank. Co-ordinates

3. Your Current telephone number to be able to communicate with you, Email address, fax number.


As soon as this information is received we will proceed with the endorsement and approval by senate committee on foreign payment and it will be issued in your favor as Long as you await the release of your fund. Please reply through my alternative email address for security reason: remitcustomercarecbnplc@diplomats.com,


Best Regards.


Dr Harrison Ekpong
Bill and Exchanger Manager,
CBN

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