419 scam: "Shayne Nelson"<864hfg@mavenmedia.in> RE

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:

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:
- ",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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Shayne Nelson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shanellson3040@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2023 09:50:18 -0800
Subject: RE

Hello, my friend, greetings.

I am the Managing Director of the Emirates NBD Bank Dubai, United Arab Emirates. I have the opportunity to transfer over($22,500,000.00)the leftover to one of my bank customers who died along with his entire family on July 15, 2009, in a plane crash in Northern Iran, who had no relative to claim the fund, and I want you to help me receive the fund in your country or any country of your choice because I cannot do that alone except with a foreign partner like you. It is an opportunity for us to claim the fund and give our lives a complete definition and meaning.

This money can be shared between us at a ratio of 50/50. If you agree with my business proposal, more details of the fund transfer, including the related vital legal documents concerning this transaction, will be forwarded for more clarification as soon as I receive your prompt response. Please treat this transaction as confidential.
Have a nice day,
Mr. Shayne Nelson.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam