419 scam: "S K C"<norabillings1@yahoo.com> SALUDO A USTED

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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "chambers" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "S K C" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <billingsnora@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:43:09 -0000
Subject: SALUDO A USTED

Saludo a usted.

Mi nombre es el Samson Kwesi Cooper una sucursal gerente de banco aquí en Ghana. Después de varias investigaciones oficiales de la secretaría de comercio exterior de nuestras Cámaras de Comercio e Industria, he decidido contactar directamente para la asistencia.

Estoy interesado en transferir en su país, mediante su asistencia. Estoy en Ghana actualmente y tengo la suma de los seis millones cuatrocientos mil dólares que quisiera transferir a su cuenta e invertir en su país si es posible.

HICE este dinero (US$9,000,000.00) fuera de mi oficina utilidades extraordinarias para el año 2008 año fiscal. Me elija usted porque no puedo estar involucrados directamente para estoy trabajando todavía con el banco, espero que puede entender mi situación y me ayudará a recibir y invertir este dinero correctamente como esta es mi única esperanza.

Usted obtendrá 30% de total del fondo como comisión por su simpatía co-operación mientras que el 70% será para mí.

Si aceptar esta oferta, voy a recibir su respuesta oportuna.

Con respecto,

Samson kwesi Cooper.

Dear partner,

My name is Dr. Samson Kwesi Cooper a bank branch manager here in Ghana.

After several investigations of the secretariat of foreign trade of our Chambers of Commerce and Industry, I decided to contact you directly for assistance.

I am interested in transferring some fund to your country with your assistance.

I am in Ghana today and I have the sum of $ 9,000.000.00 (Nine Million U.S Dollars).

This fund would be transferred to your account and you invest it in your country for me if possible.

I made this money (U.S. $ 9,000,000.00) out of profits for the 2008 fiscal year.

I choose you because I can not be directly involved with this transfer as am still working at the bank.

I hope you can understand my situation and help me receive and invest this money properly in your country as this is my only hope.

You will earn 30% of the total fund as commission for the sympathy of cooperation while 70% will be for me.

If you accept this offer, pls reply

With regards

Dr. Cooper Kwesi Samson.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam