419 scam: MR JACOB BELLO <esuylmoffice0022@att.net> FROM JACOB BELLO VERY URGENTado_la

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:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: MR JACOB BELLO <esuylmoffice0022@att.net>
Reply-To: jacob_bello@hotmail.co.uk
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 07:26:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM JACOB BELLO

ATTH, SIR/MADAM

I AM MR JACOB BELLO A MEMBER OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND
PLANNING OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC).

THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT AWARDS AND APPROVAL. WITH OUR POSITIONS,
WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OUR SELVES
THE SUM OF FOURTY FIVE MILLION, UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$45M).

THIS AMOUNT WAS CAREFULLY MANIPULATED BY OVER-INVOICING OF AN OLD CONTRACT.

BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED ABOUT YOU, WE BELIEVE
YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US IN TRANSFERRING THIS FUND (US$45M) INTO A SAFE ACCOUNT.

IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH 20% OF THE REMITTED FUNDS

WHILE WE KEEP 70%, AND 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFF SET EXPENSES AND PAY THE NECESSARY TAXES.
ALL MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION HAVE BEEN WORKED
OUT

THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE., PLEASE REACH ME FOR MORE INFORMATION.

.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR JACOB BELLO

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam