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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: jushjush92@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 11:47:07 +0000
Subject: DID YOU AUTHORIZED HER TO CLAIM YOUR FUND?

Untitled form

To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdOdCp3flrQmZStXwiYtMXPt7Lo4H3eKap706rA4Ds-jOoWJg/viewform?vc
OFFICE OF MR PETR KRUMPHANZL
PRIVAT BANK OF UKRAINE.
KYIV, 01001 UKRAINE
DATE: 30/11/2020.

ATTN: HONORABLE BENEFICIARY, THIS MASSAGE IS OFFICIALLY DIRECTED TO YOU.

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE CLAIM WITH A
COMMERCIAL BANK IS TO BE RELEASED,VIA KEY TESTED TRANSFER(KTT)WIRE TRANSFER
TO YOU THROUGH OUR AFFILIATE BANK IN EUROPE.IT IS PERTINENT TO NOTE THAT AN
ISSUE OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD HAVE COMMENCED WITH A FORMAL MEETING,BUT DUE
TO THE TIME FACTOR AND THE URGENCY THIS MATTER REQUIRES,PLEASE BEAR WITH ME
FOR MAKING THE INITIAL CONTACT THROUGH EMAIL.MEAN WHILE I RECEIVED A LETTER
FROM A LADY BY NAME MRS. MUNIR ROSARIO WHO CLAIMS TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE
CLAIMING THAT YOU ARE DEAD AND SHE IS YOUR NEXT OF KIN.PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM
TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU,SO THAT
THIS OFFICE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THIS INHERITANCE INTO
THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REP,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO
FILL AND RETURN THIS INFORMATION BELOW FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT
YOUR INHERITANCE CLAIM VALUED US $10M DOLLARS ONLY WILL BE REMITTED INTO
YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.THIS FUND PAYMENT IS AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE
ON YOUR BEHALF DEPOSITED BY AN AMERICAN WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH FEW
YEARS AGO.

1. YOUR NAME/ADDRESS:..........................
2. YOUR AGE/SEX:...............................
3. YOUR COUNTRY/TELEPHONE:.....................
4. YOUR OCCUPATION:............................
5. YOUR BANK DETAILS:..........................

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE ABOVE DETAILS,WE SHALL COMMENCE WITH ALL
NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN OTHER TO TRANSFER THIS FUND INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS WHO HANDLES ALL FOREIGN
COMPENSATION CLAIM.WE SHALL PROCEED WITH THE PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID
MRS. MUNIR ROSARIO ,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE
WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.

BEST REGARDS.
MR PETR KRUMPHANZL.(NEW FOREIGN PAYMENT UNIT MANAGER PRIVAT BANK OF
UKRAINE)NOTE:ALL FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE/REPLIES SHOULD

COME THROUGH THIS EMAILADDRESS:privatbank_ukraine@aol.com
CALL OUR INTERNATIONAL CELL NUMBER +1(619)375-0698.

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