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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: infoweb8989@mail.com
Reply-To: paulpeter23401@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2015 16:51:03 +0100
Subject: RE:BENEFICIARY

>From The Desk of:
Mr.Paul Peter.
SWIFT Transfer Manager
Atlantic Clearing House Payment Company L.L.C.
Telephone: +44 7031913628.

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY.
Dear Client,
The Atlantic Clearing House is pleased to commence on the final payment release of your

blocked funds, through the Clearing House Inter-bank Payment System (CHIPS).
Basically, this message is notifying you that your blocked funds, $15 million that has been in

the coffers of the United States of America Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets

Control (OFAC) since April 2015, is finally unblocked and authorized for immediate wire

transfer into your receiving bank account by the Clearing House in London.
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 view 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-banking hours after a confirmation to proceed from you as the original

beneficiary and the handling charges of US$1,500.00 is paid.
Please kindly confirm if 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 stated above in the next 72

working hours as soon as we get a permission to proceed from you. As soon as that is done 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, 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 or call the Clearing House as we would be pleased to discuss any of our

comments in more detail.

Thanks for your Co-operation.
Sincerely,
Mr.Paul Peter.
SWIFT Transfer Manager
Atlantic Clearing House Payment Company L.L.C.

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