419 scam: "Mrs. Janet L.Yellen" <lawalsandagulbi@gmail.com> Re: NOTICE FROM THE US CUSTOM HOUSE

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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "00,000.00" (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.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- uscustomsborderprotection5481@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Janet L.Yellen" <lawalsandagulbi@gmail.com>
Reply-To: uscustomsborderprotection5481@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 11:00:56 +0100
Subject: Re: NOTICE FROM THE US CUSTOM HOUSE

--

This office is writing to you to let you know that we have
successfully brought all foreign transactions down here because of the
complains and reports we are receiving that our dear citizens are
being intimidated, cheated and deprived of their legal right to their
inherited, winning and contract funds from foreign country.

Therefore in proving American's greatness, all matter regarding local
and international transactions from Africa, Europe, Asia etc has be
released and a total sum of $58,700,000.00 United States Dollars is in
your name according to the gathered files so far and you are to
contact us today for the release and the claim of the funds if you are
still interested to receive your funds as we have done our best to
secure all the funds that was unable to transfer from foreign agents.

N:B After this clearing house, all unclaimed funds goes to Federal
treasury as unclaimed funds on the assumption that you are dead.

FOR SECURITY PURPOSE, PLEASE REPLY ME THROUGH THIS
EMAIL;(uscustomsborderprotection5481@gmail.com)

Thanks,
Mrs.Janet L.Yellen
@ Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House # 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY
10004, USA

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam