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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: "Federal Reserve Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frb7221@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 03:35:47 -0500
Subject: WARNING!!!STOP ALL SCAM PAYMENT TO ANY INDIVIDUAL OR SCAM BANKS.

Dear Beneficiary,
 
I hope that this correspondence is received with the urgency and expediency required. It has come to the notice of the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK,NEW YORK of some fraudulent act on some of our citizens and non-citizens of the United States and non-United States Citizens, because of this act we decided to report the case to the FBI and IMF.Due to our reports to this top organisation,there was an intervention and our financial consultants(RICHARD GLISTER & ASSOCIATES)was send to intervene concerning your funds and funds belonging to some other people who as gone through the same scam/hoax you have gone through.
 
OUR FINDINGS: We found out that the former GOVERNOR of CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA/OFFICIALS/SCAM BANK in Nigeria was behind all this scams collecting money from beneficiary of Inheritance/Contract just to frustrate them on loosing hope to get their Funds. After the intervention of our consultants, the GOVERNOR of the Central Bank of Nigeria was impeached from office for his fraudulent act and will face the wrath in court very soon.
 
Successfully, we now found out in their files that 16 Americans and 28 Non-Americans were victims of  this scams, As a matter of fact we ordered the CBN Nigeria to calculate all funds in their possession belonging to Inheritance/contract/lottery payment and send it to a suspense account of the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK,NEW YORK and that as been done since 3 weeks ago. Although our financial consultants are still there to secure the TELEX CONFIRMATION CODE on your behalf to enable this office release your fund to any account you wish anywhere in the world.
 
IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are in contact with anyone who claims he his an official of Central bank of Nigeria, attorney or anyone who claims he has your funds in their possession, please beware of them all because its a big scam. Your fund as been moved out of Nigeria to a suspense account at the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK and will be released to you in due course as soon as our financial consultants headed by DR.RICHARD GLISTER finish up with their meeting with the President of the FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. All will be concluded in their meeting today.
Also Note: If anyone tells you that your fund is in London, Spain or anywhere in the world count it as a big lie and a big scam.
 
You are to contact DR RICHARD GLISTER on this email address:  frb7221@gmail.com
 
 
You are to give him your Contact Address and phone number so that he could contact you as soon as he could secure the TELEX CONFIRMATION CODE that will enable us the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK,NEW YORK Transfer your fund to you.
 
send your response to:  frb7221@gmail.com
 
 
 
 
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Rose Hills
Secretary to Director
Federal Reserve Bank, New York.USA

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