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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: "Sir. Noah Okobi (KSJ)" <nfiu.usani1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: okobinoah02@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 09:44:06 +0100
Subject: Your withheld consignment will be in your hands without any further hitch

Attn:Sir/Ma ($4 Million Cash Delivery)- CONSIGNMENT AT J.F.K, New York. Accept my compliments. Once again this is Sir. Noah Okobi (KSJ). For the second time, I have been deployed to the United States by the Nigerian government to work between the US Airport Financial Securities Services (USAFSS) and the Embassy of the Government of Nigeria in New York USA. My designation is in between John F. Kennedy Intl Airport Diplomatic Security Vault Unit and the Nigerian High Commission office in New York for harmonization and resolution of problem shipments WITHHELD in New York in this 2018. On assumption of duty, I do hereby confirm that there is a Nigerian government sealed Diplomatic Trunk Box abandoned here for so many months now. This consignment with Ref. No: XXXCBN/NIG/300519XXX. Details on this consignment shows that it originated from the Central Bank of Nigeria - CBN addressed to be delivered to you. Although the said diplomatic trunk (SEALED) is marked PERSONAL EFFECTS, I have secretly discovered that the REAL content is money (Cash) in $100 bills of the United States legal tender (Money). Are you aware of this consignment? Have you been OR were you ever in contact with any agent from Nigeria for the delivery of this consignment to you? I urgently need answers and response from you so as to know how to retrieve this consignment and forward it to you at your home address as you may deem fit. Contact me directly on My Nigerian telephone number{+009 234 810 246 2799} which works in USA here on International Roaming. With your earliest and timely attention to this matter, your withheld consignment will be in your hands without any further hitch. Regards. Sir. Noah Okobi (KSJ) New York, USA

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