419 scam: "Attention:Sir/ Madam"<dixonmark33@gmail.com> Attention:Sir/ Madam

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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- portalricardo246@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Attention:Sir/ Madam" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <portalricardo246@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:43:04 +0200
Subject: Attention:Sir/ Madam

I am Ricardo portal of ECJ. This mail is Written and intended to solicit your assistance to be presented as NEXT OF KIN to my Late Client, Mr. William Barnes. Though he is late but before his death he made a fixed Deposit of huge Funds with a Finance & Security here in Spain, unfortunately he lost his life aboard Egypt Air Flight 990, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on November 2nd, 1999 (news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm) and left no clear beneficiary as Next of Kin except some vital documents related to the Deposit still with me.

The Governing Body of the Security Company where the funds had been deposited has contacted me on this matter and I am yet to provide the Next of Kin to lay claims to the Fund. Under a clear and legitimate agreement with you, I shall seek your consent to be presented as the next of Kin so that my late Client’s Fund will not be confiscated by the Security Company or the Spanish Government. For the sake of transparency on this matter, you are free to make immediate contact with me through the above contact details. via my private email address: portalricardo246@gmail.com or you can call me on Tel no: +34 for further clarification. Please be kind to get back to me if you are not interested so that I can further my search for another partner

Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance while I expect your prompt response.

Best Regards,

Ricardo Portal (Esq.)

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam