419 scam: Mr John Bull <mrjohnbull469@yahoo.co.uk> Get back to me

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:
- "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million pounds" (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)
- "hundred thousand great british pounds" (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 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.
- mrjohnbull50@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr John Bull <mrjohnbull469@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: Mr John Bull <mrjohnbull50@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 09:45:07 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Get back to me

GreetingsÂ to you,

I'm Mr. John bull, Chief Executive Officer based in United Kingdom I am Writing about a business proposal that will be of immense benefit for both of us. In my department, with the Greater London Regional Executive Officer, I discovered a total sum of Â£ 16.500,000,00 million (Sixteen million five hundred thousand Great British pounds) in an account that belongs to our foreign customer Late Mr. Mosie's Saba Masri . He was a Jewish business mogul from Mexico who was a victim of a helicopter crash in the beginning of the last 2 years that killed him and family members. Mr. Saba was 47 years old when both his wife,
his only son Avraham (Albert) and his daughter-in-law died in a helicopter crash.

The choice of contacting you from the geographical nature of awakened where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of the transaction and confidentiality here. Now our bank has been waiting for one of the Relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that. I personally were unsuccessful in locating the relatives, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin / Will Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at 16.500,000,00 million pounds may be paid to you.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 60% for me and 40% to You. I have all the necessary legal documents that can be secured to ensure to this statement we make. All I need is to fill in your name to the Documents and legalize it here in the court to prove you as the legitimate Beneficiaries. All I require now is your honesty, co-operation, confidentiality and trust to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you 100% success and that this business transaction will be executed under the ambit of law that will
also protect you from any breach of the contract.

Please give me the following, as we have 7 days to run it through.
This is very URGENT PLEASE.

Â 1, Full Name:--------------------------------
Â 2, Your Direct Mobile Number:---------
Â 3, Contact:----------------------------------
Â 4, Occupation:-----------------------------
Â 5, Age / Gender:---------------------------
Â 6, Nationality:------------------------------

Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you hoping that you will find this proposal interesting. Please on your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest I will furnish you with more information's.Reply me with my Direct Email:
mrjohnbull50@gmail.com

Thank you very much, as I wait for your positive response.

With best regards,

Mr. John Bull.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam