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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: Don Martinez Rubbacabra <bestonlinesaleslmt35@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 05:12:38 -0700
Subject: First and last notification, did you?

*OFFICIAL UNCLAIMED WINNING NOTICE.*



*FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT,SHARE OF INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL
PRIZES.REFERENCE NUMBER: AN/2401980/ESP-22.DATE: 0 14/03/2022.*


*RE: FINAL NOTIFICATION OF PRIZE WINNING.*
Reference number: WL/008054190777. Final Notice of Payment of Unclaimed
Prize Funds. We would like to inform you that the Office of Unclaimed Prize
Funds in Spain has appointed Don Martinez Rubbacabra , Regional
Representative as the processing and payment of a prize fund that has been
credited on your behalf and has now been unclaimed for over one years.
According
to the Office of Unclaimed Prize Money.
Please, we need your urgent response regarding the email that is being sent
to you.

Do you know Mr. Mohammed Ebrahim, from Bahrain? He came to the bank on
28th January but was asked to come back on Wednesday being 16th of March
2022,he said that he is your next of kin and that you are in a sick bed.
The banking system informs me Don Martinez Rubbacabra, to contact you to
find out if it was you who sent Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim to claim your fund. No
one can claim the money unless the authorization letter comes from your
email, please your reply is very important this morning. He brought his
account information in order for the bank to make a transfer to his
account, Please are you aware of Mr. Mohammed Ebrahim for the
transaction?. Below is his bank information, also his attached passport
copy he sent to the bank to transfer all the money to his account.


*Ahli United Bank*
*Building 2495,*
*Road 2832,*
*Al Seef District 428*
*P.O. Box 2424,*
*Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.*
*Account Beneficiary: Mohammed Ebrahim.*
*ABA Routing Number: 081000210*
*INTL SWIFT CODE: AUBBBHBMXXX *
*Account No: 1001086162*
*Phone: (973) 17 580569 *


Don Martinez Rubbacabra
Contact email:
*donrubcabra@financier.com*
Regional Representative

*Warning:* *These claims must be kept confidential at the end of the entire
process to avoid unauthorized claim, facilitation or an email address must
be avoided by any entity which might claim to be you. The management and
the board of directors warns that further false claims or disputes shall be
somewhat hampered by making this process terminated without claims to the
beneficiary. Below attachment is * *Mr Mohammed Ebrahim* *passport copy*

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