419 scam: "Mr.Bernard L. Madoff" <mado1fff@werkkonferenz.de> SEHR WICHTIG!!!

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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- bernardmadoff73@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Bernard L. Madoff" <mado1fff@werkkonferenz.de>
Reply-To: bernardmadoff64@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 22:56:28 +0200
Subject: SEHR WICHTIG!!!

Lieber Freund,

=

Ich bin Bernard Madoff, der Gr=FCnder der Wall Street Firm, Bernard L. Mado=
ff Investment Securities LLC im Jahr 1960 und war der ehemalige Vorsitzende=
der NASDAQ. Ich wurde wegen Betrugs im Wert von =FCber 170 Milliarden Doll=
ar angeklagt und am 11. Dezember 2008 verhaftet. Am 12. M=E4rz 2009 wurde i=
ch wegen elf Bundesverbrechen verurteilt und gab zu, das gr=F6=DFte ponzi-S=
ystem in der Geschichte zu betreiben. howstuffworks.com/ponzi-scheme5.htm) =
Lass mich nicht auf viele Details eingehen.

=

Ich habe in meinem Besitz die Summe von hundertf=FCnfzig Millionen Euro (15=
0.000.000,00 Euro) bei einer Bank au=DFerhalb der USA, die niemand sonst we=
i=DF, au=DFer meinem Anwalt, der mir geholfen hat, die Einzahlung zu leiste=
n. Ich brauche deine Hilfe, um dieses Geld von der Bank zu bekommen, wo es =
deponiert ist und es f=FCr wohlt=E4tige Zwecke verwendet.

=

Dies sind die Teilungsmodalit=E4ten, 70% gehen an die Wohlt=E4tigkeit, die =
F=F6rderung des Evangeliums, den Bau von Kirchen und Moscheen auf der ganze=
n Welt und 30% f=FCr Sie einschlie=DFt.

Wenn Sie in der Lage sind, dieses Projekt in meinem Namen zu bearbeiten, ko=
ntaktieren Sie mich bitte f=FCr weitere Details =FCber meine E-Mail-Adresse=
bernardmadoff73@gmail.com.

=

Ich werde ab sofort auf Ihre Antwort warten.

=

Mit freundlichen Gr=FC=DFen

=

Benard Madoff

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam