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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: CITI BANK NEW YORK <susanwhite.citibank58@googlemail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:14:40 -0800
Subject: MS SUSAN WHITE,CITI BANK NEW YORK.

*CITI BANK OF NEW YORK.
111 WALL STREET,NY.
Tel: 1-253-3907037.
Fax: 1800-3749200

Dear Sir.


CITI BANK NEW YORK FUNDS TRANSFER CREDIT
INSTRUCTIONS OK.

Furtherance to payment notification order(RELEASE#XX-YBF)* received
from *United
States Treasury Dept under the instruction of Mr.Timothy Geithner and our
ordering customers the Nigerian President* through the office and
instructions of *Dr.Philip Edozie*,i wish to inform you that we have
programmed your funds transfer via our swift wire transfer diskette system*
(SWTDS*) into your nominated bank account or through *CITI Bank ATM Swift
Visa Card*,please reconfirm the following to our bank for urgent payment as
instructed by Philip Edozie in Nigerian whom we only trust and take
instructions from in Nigeria.
*
1) Your full Name:_
2) Your full Address:
3) Your Contact Telephone and Fax No:
3) Your Profession, Age and Marital Status:
4) Any valid form of your Identification.
5) Bank Name:
6) Bank Address:___________
7) Account Name:___________
8) Account Number:___________
9) Swift code:__________
10) Routing Number:___________*

Meanwhile you are urgently requested to call *Dr.Philip Edozie in Nigeria
on his direct telephone number 234-7033206328* and ask him to release you
your Presidential International Transfer Code Numbers which is what you
will use to access and withdraw your funds from your bank account or your *ATM
Card as you may wish,the above Transfer Code is what our bank will use to
send telex to your bank once we credit your account with the sum of
US$2,5Million as instructed to our Bank,reconfirm the above details with
the Presidential International Transfer Code Numbers which Philip Edozie
will release to you when you call him and we will with 2hours release the
above sum to you without delays,Philip can be reached on this email as
well: pedozie_presidency@yahoo.com* but it will be better you call him on
phone for the Code to avoid delays in wiring your approved funds this week
into your account which you have to furnish this ban with.

Urgently waiting for the requested details for your transfer to be effected
without delays in your favour.

*Yours faithfully,

Ms,Susan White.
CITI Bank New York.
Tel: 253-390-7037.Inquiry line.*

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