419 scam: "David Marius"<davidmarius@mba.ocn.ne.jp> Can I trust you?

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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "David Marius" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidmarius11@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017 16:02:28 +0200
Subject: Can I trust you?

Dear Friend,

I am David Marius, I want to share with you a business offer that will be of mutual benefit to both of us. A deceased client of mine, that shares the same last name as yours, died in Japan Earthquake and Tsunami on the 11th March 2011. Before his death, he had a deposit of Twenty One Million, seven hundred thousand United States Dollars with the Bank and they have asked me to provide a next of kin. My proposal is that you allow to be presented for this role to claim my late client's estate with the bank.

Kindly reconfirm your personal data below:

First Name.............
Surname Name:..........
Country Origin:........

Regards,
David Marius

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam