joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

 

 

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. EKPO NTA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrekponta775@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 20:58:06 +0100
Subject: ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE??//CALL THIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY

ICPC NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
Plot 802, Constitution Avenue,
Zone A9, Central Area,
PMB 535, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria.
Tel-Fax: +2347069694834– Office of the Chairman
Email: mrekponta9@gmail.com
 
 
Motto: Fighting Corruption In Nigeria.
 
 
I'm directed to contact you by the (WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL
 
MONETARY FUND ) to urgently confirm from you if actually you know one
 
Mrs Lee Woung and COLLEAGUES who claims to be your business
 
associate/partner in your country .
 
The said Mrs Lee Woung is claiming to us that you are dead and she will
 
like to change all the Information that you gave to us as our bonafide
 
beneficiary. Below is the new banking information were she wish to have
 
this funds transferred to:-
 
Bank of America
6901 Northwest Express way
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73132
ABA: 026009593 (International)
ACCT. #:003042656833
ACCT: Name: FMS Investments Inc.
Signatory: Floyd M. Shealy
 
This development is coming up now that the Ministry want to offset all
 
your outstanding payments to all our legal foreign beneficiaries around
 
the world in which your payment file was affected.As you may know, the
 
total amount in your favour is a total sum of $7.5 Million U.S Dollars.
 
We need to confirm from you if it's really true that you
are dead and If we did not hear from you it automatically means that
 
you are actually dead and the information passed to us by Mrs Lee Woung
 
and is correct.
 
You are to contact me as soon as you receive this message so as to know
 
the true position of things with you so that we would not make any
 
mistake in remitting your out-standing payment to a wrong
 
person/account.
 
Your swift response will help this ministry a lot. Do email me with
 
your Full names and Direct Cell Number for an easy communication, your
 
age and occupation to this effect.
 
Regards,
 
Mr Ekpo Nta
Chairman and Specialist Crime and Operations,
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission
 
(ICPC)
Abuja, Nigeria

Anti-fraud resources: