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: "Bruce CO LTD." <m2bruce19@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: bm2moore@rediffmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:04:55 -0700
Subject: Please Get back immediately

Hi,
I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as
the Director of Finance and Information of CITIbank it is my duty to send
in a financial report of all monthly transaction to my head office in the
end of each year.

On the course of last year 2011 end of year report, I discovered that my
branch in which I am the Director of Finance and Information made an excess
profit of fifteen million four hundred and forty million dollar ($15, 440,
000, 00 dollar) of which my head office is not aware of and will never be
aware of It, I have since placed this funds on what we call ESCROW ACCOUNT
without any beneficiary. As an officer of the bank I cannot be directly
connected to this money, this is why I'm contacting you so that you can
assist and receive this money into your bank account for us.

To SHARE. I will offer you 30% of the total Sum of Amount for your
assistance. Note that there are practically no risks involved in this
transaction, it will be bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to
stand claim as the original depositor of this fund by opening a non
residential account with the bank via a banking officer I have mandated to
facilitate this transaction, after wish the funds would be transferred into
your account from the escrow account as an internal transaction.

Please do reply back to me via email: bm2moore@rediffmail.com

Best regards
Mr. Bruce Moore.
*Director of Finance and Information
CITIBANK London*

* *

*Private email: **bm2moore@rediffmail.com* <bm2moore@rediffmail.com>* *

*Tel: +447031906738*

Anti-fraud resources: