419 scam: "ICSID"<test@scio.gov.cn> Your fund on transit.

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:
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "inltransferdeptt@globomail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "ICSID" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <inltransferdeptt@globomail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:32:05 +0300
Subject: Your fund on transit.

SWIFT MESSAGE
Swift Input: FIN103 CUSTOMER CREDIT
Date of issue: 01 / 09 / 2010
Maturing at: 30/ 09 / 2010
Amount: $2,390,000.00 USD

TRANSIT BULK DELIVERY TRANSFER NOTIFICATION
REF:S076554920134392, ($2,390,000.00 MILLION) ONLY

Sir/Ma

With reference to thirty- six (36) payments sent to our bank on the 1st September 2010 under the instructions of the International Center for
Settlement of Contracts & Investments Disputes (ICSID) which is an autonomous international institution established under the United Nations
(UN) Convention on the Settlement of Contracts and Inheritance Disputes,Lottery award Winnings etc,So far Twenty-seven (27) payments have
since been completed, while nine (9) payments remained pending.

Your email address was submitted to our office as beneficiary to one of the payments under the following transaction references;

TRN:-S076554920134392
Amount USD $2,390,000.00USD
Valid date 15th FEB. 2011
Order by ICSID via the Central Bank of France
Reference: FR/FMF/BCEAO-47/09ST

As status of payment arrives our bank and ready for onward transmission to your local bank account as the sole beneficiary. The fund transfer will be
credited and completed via swift within 72hrs and shall be taking its normal banking routing and clearing system through our correspondent bank.

Should you require any clarifications or inquiry, please contact our correspondent paying bank for further instructions.

BANCO DU BENIN
20/2 bridgestone Road,Cotonou
Benin Republic

Contact person;-Robert Simon
Email:- inltransferdeptt@globomail.com
Telex.....

Sincerely,
Publicity Secretary
ICSID

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam