419 scam: "mike"<mikeantique@yahoo.ng> Dear Friend !!!

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)
- "consignment " (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 us dollars" (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)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- mikeantique9@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mike" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikeantique9@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:38:41 -0800
Subject: Dear Friend !!!

Dear Friend,

Do permit me to introduce myself briefly; I am mike antique of the VOKINTAG ASSOCIATES LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM. Actually, I got your contact information through the USA public records while searching for a last name similar to my late client a business magnate by name Mr. Williams Barron who lived in LONDON for Ninteen years; he died along with his family during the Atlantic Hurricane Katrina which occurred in August 2005. Do not be amazed by this letter. I am contacting you based on Trust and confidentiality that will be attached to this transaction.

Prior to my explaining further, I must first make an apology for this unsolicided mail to you. I am conscious that this is certainly not a predictable way of approach to foster a relationship of trust but because of the circumstances and urgency surrounding this claim I decided to reach you via this media to join me to put claims on this vault before it is seized or confiscated by the authorities. Before the catastrophe; He deposited Consignment/Vault containing the sum of $11.4M (ELEVEN MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) with a Finance/Safe Keeping company here in united Kingdom and he did not disclose the exact content of deposited diplomatic box to the treasure house as cash but Personal valuables for security and personal reasons.

As the attorney to the late Mr. Williams Barron, the Finance/Safe Keeping has mandated to me to present a member of his family (heir/inheritor) to make Claims or the vault will be confiscated and taken to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security as unclaimed, I was given an ultimatum to look for some relative to come for the claim or have the Vault liquidated and made unserviceable in accordance with the existing laws "ATTICUL 104B".

After preliminary efforts of search for a direct family member which came to no avail, I decided to contact you, my suggestion to you is that I will like to present you as the beneficiary to this vault, I know you may not be anyway related to my late client but having a common surname with him is a possibility that the vault will be released to you. I can guarantee that if you are willing and interested I will put in place all necessary modality in accordance with the Law to legally present you as the true Next of Kin and true beneficiary.

This transaction is 100% risk free as I have worked out all modalities to complete the operation effectively. Once the diplomatic consignment is released to you, we shall divide the content in the ratio of 45% for you, and 55% for me as our benefit. Each ($5.2 Million for you) and ($6.2 Million for me), Kindly indicate your interest to this letter either via any of my email provided or you can call or send me a fax for further clarification. Endeavour to get back to me whether or not you are willing to collaborate with me or not So that I can further my search for another partner.

I wait for your quick response.

Kindest Regards
Barrister Creg Overby

my email mikeantique9@gmail.com

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam