419 scam: Mr Jude Brown <jude----brown332@att.net> HELLO'

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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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. )
- "huge deposit" (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)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447045775802 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Jude Brown <jude----brown332@att.net>
Reply-To: info_offi123@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:43:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: HELLO'

FROM THE DESK OF MR.JUDE.BROWN.
UNITY TRUST BANK(UTB)
NINE BRINDLEY PLACE,BIRMINGHAM.B1 2HB
UNITED KINGDOM-ENGLAND.
Private Phone: +447045775802

My name is MR.JUDE.BROWN THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT WITH THE UNITY TRUST BANK(UTB)UNITED KINGDOM-ENGLAND,I am the personal Accountant,Banker to Engineer Frederick Wong,a National of your country,who used to work with shell Development company in United kingdom-England.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to contact you as any-one can stand as a relative of the deceased so that the funds can be released to the person as the next of kin.I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they Get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,particularly the UNITY TRUST BANK(UTB)UNITED KINGDOM-ENGLAND. where the deceased had an account Valued at about (?10,600,000.00 GBP (Ten Million Six Hundred Thousand British Pounds) has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 9 years now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased as I have mapped out all necessary modalities to accomplish this and protect your interest.

The Bank will release the funds to you as soon as all necessary document are presented in your name as the relative of the deceased standing as the next of kin.The funds will be shared as follow as soon as it is transferred into your account; 50% will come to me, while 40% goes to you and the 10% will be used to settled all expenses incurred by both parties in the course of this transaction. An attorney will be contracted to help us revalidated and notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make.Like the Order of Mandamus from the high court which will enforce the bank to release the funds to you.

As I hope to hear from you soon

BEST REGARDS,

JUDE.BROWN.
Private Phone: +447045775802

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam