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: "Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI)" (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 22:33:59 +0100
Subject: OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION FROM FBI (REMINDER)

CYBER WIRETAP AND FUNDS RECOVERY DEPARTMENT,
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI,
J.EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
NW WASHINGTON, D.C
20535-0001, USA,
WEB PAGE: www.fbi.gov

Attention: The Fund Beneficiary


This is to inform you that the FBI has a unique dual responsibility, to prevent harm to US Citizens and their properties/assets and to enforce federal laws as the nation’s principal law enforcement agency. These roles are complementary, as threats to the nation’s financial sector can emanate from nation-states, terrorist organizations, and transnational criminal enterprises; with the lines between sometimes blurred.

As a Member of the U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC), the FBI leads the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force (NCIJTF). Located in the Washington, D.C. metro area, the NCIJTF serves by Presidential Directive as the national focal point for coordinating cyber threat investigations and abuse of financial sector. Representatives from the USIC member agencies, as well as select federal law enforcement partners, are present at the center and collaborate in identifying, mitigating, and disrupting cybersecurity threats through abuse of financial sector,

The accurate report congregated by members of the U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) on delay to receive 10.5 Million US Dollars approved for payment on your name confirmed that you diverted from the competent bank appointed by the World Financial Governing Authorities to handle release of the fund to you,


Having verified the 10.5 Million US Dollars legally approved on your name for payment, you are henceforth directed by this correspondence to deal only with the bank confirmed was officially appointed (Barclays Bank plc via their chairman, e-mail: chairman-barclaysgroup@admin.in.th) by the World Financial Governing Authorities to handle release of the fund to you,

Finally, members of the USIC has determined to use all their various lawful investigative techniques and legal tools to monitor activities related to the subject matter and ensure efforts of the agencies are not neglected or disregarded, You are therefore strongly advised to follow this directive to help us distinguish the real source of delay and apply enforcement measure on behalf of the citizen of the United States.

Regards

Mr. Robert S. Mueller III.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI,
J.EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING
935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
NW WASHINGTON, D.C
20535-0001, USA,
WEB PAGE: www.fbi.gov

Anti-fraud resources: