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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: La-caixa Bank madrid spain <creditonlinebankspain@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 13:32:28 -0700
Subject: TREAT AS URGENT

JOHN COLLINS BROWN
INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE DIRECTOR,
LA-CAIXA BANK MADRID SPAIN.
Direct Number Call +44-7700030891.




Ref: Payment of $10.5 Million Approval.

Attn: Sir


We received instruction few days from our correspondence bank to
transfer the sum of $10.5 million into your account which we are on
the process to make your payment through Digital River Visa Electron
Card on your name so that you can make withdrawal from any ATM machine
system in your country by your self, to avoid any problem.
But we are surprise when we are about to load the fund into the
Digital River Visa Electron Card and received another email from Ms
JANE MOORE whom claim to be your representative and forward to us the
following account information for us to transfer the fund into her
account, the account which she forward to us is as follow.

NAME JANE MOORE
Bank OF America TX2-817-01-01
9308 Forest Lane, Dallas TX 75243
ROUTING # 541740162
ACCT # 488030345645

Please, Do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this lady is from
you and have you authorized her to receive your fund .If this lady is
not your representative, You are requested to fill and send this
information for verification purpose, so that your fund value of $10.5
million united state dollars will be paid to you through Atm card
method system or Bank to Bank transfer.

1. YOUR FULL NAME........
2. YOUR TELEPHONE......
3. AGE...........
4. SEX...............
5. YOUR OCCUPATION......
6. YOUR ADDRESS.........

However, we shall proceed to issue all payment details to the said Ms.
Jane Moore, if we do not hear from you within the next seven working
days from today; we will process and release the fund into Ms Jane
Moore account. Confirm your receipt of this mail without delay.

Yours in service
Mr John Collins Brown
INTERNATIONAL REMMITTANCE DIRECTOR)
CALL ME Direct Number Call +44-7700030891

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