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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: =?utf-8?Q?Hon=2eSenator=20Idris=20Kuta?= <officeofpersident.nig@vfemail.net> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2018 15:07:48 +0900
Subject: =?utf-8?Q?Attention=20Dear?=

OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ASO-ROCK VILLA, EAGLE SQUARE ABUJA NIGERIA PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARII, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OF ARMED FORCES OF NIGERIA Email: officeofpersident.nig@vfemail.net Email:presidency_nigeria2013@administrativos.com PHONE: +234 -8052326888 Attention Dear This is Hon.Senator Idris Kuta third Citizen Federal Republic Of Nigeria the Personal Assistant to the President Muhammadu Buhari. This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations to Central Bank to pay 150 scam victims $5.000, 000, 00 USD (Five Million United State Dollars) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $5.000, 000, 00 USD compensations funds. On this faithful recommendations, know that during the last U.N. meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various individuals to the Nigerian scams artist operating in syndicates all over the world today. In other to compensate victims, the U.N Body in conjunction with the Nigerian Government is now paying 150 victims of this operators $5.000, 000, 00 USD each in accordance with the U.N. recommendations. Due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in Nigeria, the payments are to be supervised by the United Nations' Officials and the Central Bank Nigeria as the corresponding paying bank from my office. According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, and we still have more 36 left to be paid the compensations of GUARANTY and TRUST each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service is already on trace of the other criminals. So keep it secret till they are all apprehended. Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) (Motto: No Body is Above the Law) have combined effort with the United Nation Anti-crime commission to alleviate and redeem the image and past wounds of foreigners and firms who were defrauded, scammed and abandoned by this syndicates to slight down our dignities to international communities. Many banks have been in bankruptcy today, Universal firms, Companies and individuals due to the activity of these hoodlums. However, investigations have shown that these people have dropped over 500,000 victims after collecting their money falsely, many committed suicide and others living by the grace of God. With the sanity presently at hand, we have over 250 convicts at hand, 184 in kirikri prisons while many are still awaiting trial while We still fetch for others who feel they are wise and hope that you will be our friend by giving us more information as per clue in apprehending them. Listed below are the mafia's and banks behind the non-release of your funds that i managed to sneak out for your kind perusal.PLEASE CHECK AMOUNG THESE NAMES IF THERE IS ANY ONE AMONG THEN WHO HAVE SCAMED YOU, IF YES GET BACK TO ME FOR LEGAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN. 1) Prof. Charles soludo(CBN) 2) Mabel Hernandez (LOAN) 3) Marke dave 4) Chief Lamido Sanusi(CBN) 5) John Rob(Barclays bank plc) 6) Mrs Stella Brown(Barclays bank plc) 7) Mr. Jim Chuba 8) Federal Reserve Bank of New York 9) Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Obi 10) Mr. Mike Jombo Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member 11) Mr. Tunde Lemo Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member (12) Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Members 13) Mrs. Okonjo Iweala 14) H.N.B.C Bank USA You are hereby advised NOT to remit further payment to any institutions with respect to your transaction as your fund will be transferred to you directly from my office . I hope this is clear. Any action contrary to this instruction is at your own risk. Respond to this e-mail on with immediate effect and we shall give you further details on how your fund will be released. Reconfirm the information bellow 1. Full Name: 2. Address: 3Nationality: 4. Age: Date of Birth: 5. Occupation: 6. Phone: Mobile/Cellular 7. State of Origin: 8. Copy of your identity Card Also Call me as soon as you receive the letter so that you will be given an immediate response: Direct Hotline: Yours faithfully, Muhammadu Buhari.

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