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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: victoorike@ymail.com
Reply-To: victordike1102@yahoo.com
Date: 7 Jun 2019 03:06:02 -0700
Subject: Unpaid Funds

Attention: Beneficiary.
Dear Sir/Madam,

The Central Bank Clearing House is pleased to commence on the
final payment release of your blocked funds, through the Clearing
House Inter-bank Payment System (CHIPS).

This message is notifying you that your blocked and overdue
funds, that has been in the coffers of the Cayman Island Treasury
Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) since April
2017, is finally unblocked and authorized for immediate wire
transfer into your receiving bank account by the Clearing House.

We at the Clearing House would want you to reconfirm your
banking coordinates with the Central Bank of Nigeria payment
verification form attached to this email.

Please kindly confirm your information by carefully filling out
the form in clean and clear letters, after which you are to send
the filled out form to me for the immediate processing of your
payment claim.

Should you have any question(s), you can call. +2348104651985

Sincerely,
Dr Frank Dike.
SWIFT Transfer Manager
The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C

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