419 scam: "FEDERAL RESERVE BANK"<info@apb.com.la> BENEFICIARY!!!URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED REGARDS TO YOUR $22.5M 150.

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:

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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "FEDERAL RESERVE BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bjscbciti08@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2023 01:30:18 -0700
Subject: BENEFICIARY!!!URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED REGARDS TO YOUR $22.5M 150.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10045

Atten:Beneficiary,

What's going on?We have been waiting for you to send the requested fee for the Payment Transfer/delivery documents but never received the payment and your representatives from Ukraine ( ERNEST LUNA and Miss.CHAVEZ REBECKA DARLEEN) have been contacting us many times stating that you are critically ill and that you have sent them to come and claim the funds $22.5m on your behalf.

They said you have given them the authority to claim your $22.5m.

Your delay is affecting this transaction and it's important you act fast and send the fee,for the Payment Transfer/delivery documents immediately else your funds might be affected and reallocated to your representatives ERNEST LUNA and Miss.CHAVEZ REBECKA DARLEEN),in Accordance with the International Remittance Policy of section 48 subsection 84.

Once again,act fast and send the fee for the payment transfer documents.

Awaiting your response.

Scott Anderson
Senior Personal Assistance
Chairman Board of Governors,
Federal Reserve Bank

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam