419 scam: "Mr. Dale Folwell" <mericb12@gmail.com> Kindly Respond

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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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.
- infofirst743@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Dale Folwell" <mericb12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: infofirst743@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2022 18:05:11 +0100
Subject: Kindly Respond

--
From The US State Treasurer North Carolina
3200 Atlantic Ave, Raleigh, NC 27604, United States
RE/NO: 046-UST/00567/2345

Attention.

On behalf of the entire staff of the US Treasurer North Carolina and
in collaboration with IMF and the World Bank Office. We apologize for
the delay of your contract payment/compensation fund, and all the
inconveniences you encountered while pursuing this payment. However,
further to our inspection we also discovered your name in our payment
records as the next on the list of the outstanding beneficiary who has
not yet received their own payment. So right now, your fund of $5.5M
has been handed over to the First Interstate Bank, however, your fund
is being processed and will be released to you through First
Interstate Bank online banking system of transfer as soon as you
respond to this letter. so, if you like to receive your fund this way,
please let us know by contacting First Interstate Bank with the
following information listed below, in order for them to proceed
immediately:

Your Full Name: ______________________________
Your Contact House Address: __________________
Mobile/Telephone Number:_______________________
Working Identity Card/Int'l Passport:__________
AGE: ________________________________
OCCUPATION: _________________________

Kindly find below the contact person:
Mr. Kevin P. Riley
Chief Executive Officer
First Interstate Bank
Email: infofirst743@gmail.com

Note that from the record file we have, your outstanding payment is
the sum of US$5,500,000.00 (Five Million five Hundred United States
Dollars). So as soon as you re-confirm to the First Interstate Bank
the above mentioned details, and follow up with their instructions,
you are going to receive your fund via online banking system of
transfer without any holdup.

Regards

Mr. Dale Folwell
Director
US State Treasurer North Carolina

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam