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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: "Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edwardcaixabankesp@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:50:55 -0700
Subject: Your Pending Approved Assets Fund

Attention: Benefactor
 
FUND FINAL VERIFICATION ORDER FROM THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK FRANKFURT TO  CAIXA BANK ESPANA
 
 
 
This is to bring to your official notice that the European Union fund monitoring in conjunction with U. S Federal Resever on Ministry of Finance dept fund has finally approved the Ten Million United States Dollars (US$10M) in your name, and instructed my bank. (Caixa Espana) pay you.
 
Also we want to officially inform you that the funds in your name have been delayed for payment because of the random movements of the fund in your name, and you have been contacting unapproved banks/ offices in respect of this funds release to your bank.
 
However, we are also aware that you have been paying fees / charges to these fraudulent groups of people in order to receive the pending funds in your account without any success.
 
Therefore, in order to receive this fund from our bank, we advise you to stop any further contact /communication from anybody outside this bank to avoid total Cancellation of your fund by the Spanish Central Bank (BANCO DE ESPANA).
 
Finally, for the immediate conclusion of this fund release in your name as instructed, we advise you to punish us with your current bank details for transfer activation order.
 
(A) YOUR FULL NAME.....................................................
 
(B) MAILING ADDRESS...............................................
 
(C)  OCCUPATION -----------------------------
 
(D)  TELEHONE NUMBER -----------------------------------------
 
As soon as we receive the above mentioned details, in our next message we shall send you the La Caixa Bank fund transfer form to fill and return back to us for final wire transfer approval order in your favor.
 
Lastly. This bank payment instruction order must be respected to avoid fund cancellation.
 
We await your urgent response to this message.
 
.
 
Thanks,
 
Your Sincerely
 
Mr. Martins Edwards.
Branch Manager
Caixa Bank  of Espana
 

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