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: Mr. Jerome H. Powell<secureserver@servers.com>
Reply-To: fbankofnewyork1100@gmail.com
Date: 20 May 2021 19:45:00 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION.Beneficiary


FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
33 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10045 USA
REF:- PAYMENT CODE: ECB/066
Contact Email: (fbankofnewyork1100@gmail.com )
Contact Email: (powellj309@aol.com)
Tel: +1 (347) 899 3183
Tel: +1 (928)-351-1640

 

                NOTIFICATION OF FUND TRANSFER FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD NEW YORK

Attention: Beneficiary,

Official Notice: this is to acknowledge the receipt of an instruction Payment Order in your favor Valued at US$5.000.000.00, Five Million United States Dollars Only from United Nations and World Bank Office under the supervision of the President / CEO.

Be informed that this Bank has been mandated by the United Nations and World Bank Organization to offset your due Payment Valued US$5.000.000.00 with immediate effect.

To proceed with the release of your funds as instructed by United Nations and World Bank, you are required to get back to us immediately you receive this important notice so that we can proceed further with the final release of your approved funds.contact at fbankofnewyork1100@gmail.com

Thank you for choosing the Federal Reserve Board. We appreciate the Opportunity to serve you. Do not hesitate to ask question (s) where you consider necessary for clarification.

             CONGRATULATIONS!

Thanks and God bless you,

Sincerely yours,
Mr. Jerome H. Powell
CEO / Head of Transaction & Transfer Department
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK NEW YORK

Anti-fraud resources: