419 scam: "Samuel"<barrkenchamber2@gmail.com> Good day

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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- samuelagbala@centrum.sk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Samuel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <samuelagbala@centrum.sk>
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 09:42:23 +0800
Subject: Good day

Dear Friend,

Good day.

I have some information for you regarding your unpaid fund, I have been
monitoring your communications with some impostors and bad officials in
BENIN REPUBLIC AND NIGERIA, those courier and bankers you are dealing
with is not the proper organization in charge of your payment, why can't
you deal with the original bank instead of sending your money to impostors
to help you unnecessary in the name helping you to obtained your fund, I
have the original bank direct contact information and I can direct you to
the proper office/bank where you can get paid for real than to be wasting
your time and money with impostors.

And just bear it in mind that all this unnecessary expenses/money you have
been sending to those thieves would have completed your payment
transmission if you are dealing with the original bank by now.

Email me back only on this email: samuelagbala@centrum.sk if you are
interested in my assistance, waiting to hear back from you if you are
interested in my assistance, To reach me faster, email only on
samuelagbala@centrum.sk

Regards.

Barr. Samuel Agbala

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam