419 scam: wellsfinancebnk <"www."@eagle.ocn.ne.jp> Attn: Beneficiary:

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- wellsfinancebnk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: wellsfinancebnk <"www."@eagle.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MR PAULINE WRIGHT" <wellsfinancebnk@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 13:51:56 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary:

From the Desk Of:
MR PAULINE WRIGHT
Executive Director
International Payment Department
Wells Finance Bank (WFB)

Re:-Your Fund Transfer Notice.

Attn: Beneficiary:

I am Mr.Pauline Wright the newly Appointed Executive Director of Wells Finance Bank and the Chairman of the presidential 14 man investigative Panel and foreign Debts reconciliation committee. We apologized for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences it might have caused you. Please take note, according to the information that I am getting since I was appointed concerning delay of foreign CONTRACT/INHERITANCE, COMPENSATION, LOTTO and WINNINGS FUND PAYMENTS because of this matter, I will devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting your fund Payments as long as I can guarantee your co-operation on this matter and the reconfirmation of the below stated information as there is a counter claim on your fund payment.

Please confirm urgently for immediate transfer into this account as the account owner send this account on your behalf to this Bank and it was received in good faith but we cannot commence any transfer/ release of your fund without confirming the authenticity of the claim from you, the below account was sent to us from United States Base from a lady who declared herself as a nurse that is taking care of you in the hospital stating that you are in a sick bed and she pleaded with us to transfer your fund payment of the sum $10,500,000.00 (Ten Million, Five Hundred United States Dollars Only) into this bank account below as your representative/nominee:

Account Name: Geraldine M. Couch
Bank Name: Bank of America (Hillsboro, ILbranch)
Swift code: BOAUS3N
Main routing number: 0260 0959 3
Branch routing number: 081904888
Account number is 0038 7303 9057
Bank address: 420 South Main Street in Hillsboro, IL 62049

Please your confirmation is needed before we make this transfer into this account and also forward this information to us immediately for the re-validation of your fund payment accordingly.

1. Full Names
2. Telephone/Fax Number$B!D(B.
3. Contact Address......
4. Age$B!D(B.
5. Occupation...
6. Sex.....
7. Your Valid ID?.........

Thanks for your urgent response to this effect with the required information stated above.

Yours faithfully,

MR PAULINE WRIGHT
Executive Director
Wells Finance Bank
Email: wellsfinancebnk@gmail.com

Tell: 1-6788262061
Tell Fax : 1-6788705716

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam