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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: "DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN REMMTTANCE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <deptment_atm_visa_card@mail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 00:45:04 -0700
Subject: YOUR KIND AND URGENT ATTENTION TO THE NOTIFICATION

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
PLOT 33, ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA WAY
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, CADASTRAL ZONE,
ABUJA,FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, NIGERIA.
P.M.B 0887, GARKI ABUJA,NIGERIA.


YOUR KIND AND URGENT ATTENTION TO THE NOTIFICATION BELOW:-

Re: visitation of contract/Inheritance fund on meeting held with senate committee, contract review panel in the presidency on 26/7/ 2010, also rock villa, Abuja.


Dear Valued Beneficiary,

With respect to the Federal Government gazette on payment of old, debts especially approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and has been due for payment but delayed. The senate committee confirms their meeting with the presidency as above thus: all due contract values approved directed to this office for immediate payment to you.


We therefore inform you that this office has been given approval to pay you total payment (US$32.5M) Thirty-Two Million Five Hundred United State Dollars. We hereby confirm to you that based on the meeting/directive above with the presidency, approval has been given to all due value to be paid either by Wire Transfer into your nominate Account or VISA-CARD.

However, it is owing to series of irregularities and manipulations noted in the payment of foreign debts in recent time, that our department has decided to pay all her creditors in the most secured and special manner in order to avoid any undue manipulation and distortion.

Your immediate compliance is quite imperative to enable this office complete her prompt obligation as soon as possible

Thank you.

Regards.
Dr Donald nweke
New Director Foreign Remittance (CBN) ATM DEPTMENT.

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