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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: "Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2020 03:22:21 -0700
Subject: (SPAM 3)From Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva

Payment Release Instruction From International Monetary Fund Organization/ Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Acting on our capacity as the International Monetary Fund Organization, this is to officially notify you that we have received a confirmation advice from the International Monetary Funds External Auditors Committee, World Bank, United Nations Organization and the Federal Reserve Bank of America respectively via International Payment Voucher Number: IMF/FRBWDC/BOA-93WB82UN567-G requesting our Office to instruct the Standard Chartered Bank, a subsidiary of the Federal Reserve Bank of America to disburse your due Relief fund/inheritance and contract payment valued at Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US10.5M) in your favor via ATM MASTER CARD OR DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER.

Note: Reasons why your payment is been delayed for so long is that there was a counter claim in your payment file by some crooks, who have been dribbling you around for past years and leading you into so many source of trouble, telling you so many kind of story in order to delay your fund so that they will divert it to there account. But now, we want you to know that this will be the end of their drama. Also note that some officials who have been handling your fund past years are in Police Unit(FBI)now due to their attempt to divert your fund to Canada.

We sincerely apologize for the delays and advice you to STOP/TERMINATE any further communication with your associate in any of the African countries/Britain and Asia country for they contributed 100% hindrances to the release of your Inheritance funds. Failure to follow my instruction will delay your payment. You are advised!
Based on this notice, You are advised to re-confirm Your full name: Home Address: Direct Tell & Mobile number:Occupation:A scan copy of your Passport/Drivers License:

Your urgent attention is expected

Best Regards.

Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.

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