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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: Minister of Finance <ministeroffinancefgbn@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:53:37 +0000
Subject: Attn:Hon Beneficiary,(Your $12.8m Release Final Notice)


Ministry of Finance (United Kingdom)
130 Dufferin Avenue, Suite 400
London ON N6A 6G8
+44 797 832 96
E-mail: fmf555@msn.com

Attn: Hon Beneficiary,

We are not sure you received our previous message but once again we wish to use this medium to congratulate and inform you that your hour of compensation and actualization has come after our meeting with the United Nations, Bank of America, South African Reserve Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank officials, it has been agreed that your approved payment valued US$10,500,000.00 with the compensation of US$2,300,000.00 (Total US$12,800,000.00) will now be process and released to you through Wire Transfer by U.S. Bank - San Angelo, Texas.

However, it may interest you to know that after the meeting, with the Bank of America, South African Reserve Bank and Office of the Director On-line Account Department have entered into full partnership with the U.S Bank and your US$12,800,000.00 will now be credited to you by the Wire Transfer Department of the U.S Bank as soon as you make contact to U.S Bank Texas, To this effect, you are to contact the U.S Bank - San Angelo, Texas with the details below for immediate release of your $12,800,000.00 to you.

Full Name:-----------------------
Address:-----------------------
Country:-----------------------
Telephone:-----------------------
Mobile:-----------------------
Alternative Email:-----------------------
Your ID or international passport:-----------------------

Kindly forward your information to U.S. Bank - San Angelo, Texas United State, E-mail: www.usbnkfiletx@outlook.com, Phone: +1 800-872-2657, and get your $12,800,000.00 United State Dollars release to you.

All modalities have been put in place for the successful wire transfer of your $12,800,000.00 United State Dollars to your Account. This process is 100% Genuine and risk free, as all international rules and regulations concerning Funds Transfer has been adhere to for safe transfer of your $12,800,000.00 into your Nominated Bank account.

Our mission with the instruction is to keep a clean slate of all debts that has been owned to beneficiaries because of some Government officials and individual who are not honest.

Acknowledge the receipt of this message for your Certificate of Fund Origin which you will forward to U.S. Bank - San Angelo, Texas USA for their re-confirmation to be attach to you.

Thank

The Rt Hon
Elizabeth Truss MP
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Ministry of Finance (United Kingdom)

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