419 scam: Doreen Winkel <taia@hibox.hinet.net> US$6,380,000.00 compensation to you, please reply for details.

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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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: Doreen Winkel <taia@hibox.hinet.net>
Reply-To: Katie Clarke <mrskatieclarke@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 17:34:22 -0800
Subject: US$6,380,000.00 compensation to you, please reply for details.

Financial Conduct Authority
12 Endeavour Sq, London E20 1JN-UK.

Our Ref: UKFCA/U03/N2-Z

Good Morning,

We are not sure you received our previous message but we wish to once again congratulate and inform you that after thorough review of all delayed and unclaimed funds, your details was forwarded to our office for the immediate transfer of US
$6,380,000.00 to you as compensation.

For further details and the immediate transfer of the US$6,380,000.00 to your nominated bank account, kindly reply back immediately with your TELEPHONE number, so that our foreign payment officer, MRS. KATIE CLARKE can contact you directly.

Yours sincerely,

Doreen Winkel
Foreign Services, FCA-UK.

Disclaimer
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This email originates from outside Elders' messaging environment. Please check the sender address to ensure its validity.
If you believe this message is spam or have concerns around its validity please contact the Elders Helpdesk or your local Elders representative.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam