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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: jennifer frank <jenniferfrnk6@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:57:01 -0800
Subject: PLEASE KINDLY CONFIRM


The New York Clearing House is pleased to comment on the final payment
release of your unblocked funds, through the Clearing House Interbank
Payments System (CHIPS). Basically, this message is notifying you that your
blocked funds, $12.5million, that has been in the coffers of the U.S
Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) since April
2008, is finally unblocked and authorized for immediate wire transfer into
your receiving bank account by the Clearing House in New York.

We at the Clearing House, received a certified payment instrument from OFAC
in your favor containing your personal details and a new receiving account
in the name and favor of your financial representative and partner, Mr.
Richard Salazar. In lieu of the issued payment mandate from the OFAC, the
Clearing House conveyed a payment message through CHIPS, which will effect
the transfer of the funds via S.W.I.F.T MT2O2 COV into the account of Mr.
Salazar in the nearest 72-hours after a confirmation to proceed from you as
the original beneficiary. Please kindly confirm is the account information
are correct to receive the funds,

*Bank Name: U.S Bank Trust, N.A, MN; **
**Swift Code: USBKUS4TCOR;**
**Routing #: 121122676;**
**Account Number: 153459581457;**
**Account Beneficiary Name: Richard B. Salazar;**
**Beneficiary Address: 5021 Laguna Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95758.*

The funds will be available in the U.S. Bank Trust, N.A account as above in
the next 72-hours as soon as we get a permission to proceed from you, and a
copy of the MT202 COV Payment Slip will be sent by fax to the receiving
beneficiary bank, U.S. Bank Trust, N.A; Mr. Salazar, and also a copy of the
wire slip to you for funds clearance at your receiving bank.


We hope this letter is understood, if not, kindly go over the content twice
or more before responding, And If you have any questions as regards this
matter, kindly reply me via (fjennifer49@rocketmail.com) or call the
Clearing House as we would be pleased to discuss any of our comments in more
detail. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Paul Saltzman, Senior
Vice President and General Counsel.

Thanks for your Co-Operation.

Sincerely,

Miss. Jennifer Frank
SWIFT Transfer Manager
The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C.
450 West 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001

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