joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Raner Nichole" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <consultantofficial00@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 21:29:27 +0100
Subject: RE: I AWAIT YOUR REPLY

Citizens Bank.
1 Citizen Plaza Providence City,
Rhode Island �02903-1339 USA.
SEND US WHATSAPP MESSAGES OR TEXT MESSAGES: +16616664476
 
 
Greetings, This is This is Nichole Raner of CITIZENS BANK.
 
I have write you so many times without receiving any replies from you, have you decided to forfeit your funds? After this message, i don't think i can write you again concerning this your pending fund transfer. I will urge you to reply quickly and also make out time to check your email and reply steady to enable us conclude your transfer. Always check your Inbox and Bulk/junk/spam box, sometimes due to network, important messages will enter there. Thank you .
 
 
NOTE: We wish to inform you that we have received a directive from the Treasury Department to pay your withheld sum of US$3,000,000. The New U.S President has ordered all withheld and stopped fund/transfers be processed and released to their various owners/beneficiaries. We discovered an unpaid sum owed to you and some other individuals through Non-Contract Payment, Inheritance and Lottery Winning Prize Awards and have thus approved the sum US$3,000,000 for immediate payment through this bank to you.
 
 
It will interest you to know that this sum is approved to be transferred to you with immediate effect.
 
Reconfirm the below details for more information.
 
For security Reasons send the information to us through WHATSAPP or TEXT MESSAGES with this number: +16616664476
 
1. Full Names:
2. Residential Address:
3. E-mail Address:
4. Any Means of Identification:
5. Occupation:
 
I await your reply.
 
Cordially,
 
Nichole Raner
Branch Manager - Central Region,
Citizens Bank 
generalconsultantofficer@aol.com
 

Anti-fraud resources: