419 scam: "Mr Jorge Calderon (PhD)" <jorge.cderon1@hotmail.com> Greetings

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. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- mrjorge.caderon11@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Jorge Calderon (PhD)" <jorge.cderon1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jorge.cderon@globomail.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:30:27 +0600 (BDT)
Subject: Greetings

Greetings.

Urgent and Confidential

I am Mr. Jorge Calderon (PhD), a senior Accountant with Bank of Africa
Cotonou, Benin Republic. And the account officer to late Mr. Noel Coleman,
a contractor with the government of Benin. It happens that on the 21st of
April 2001, Mr. Noel Coleman, his wife and their two kids (daughters) were
involved in a ghastly auto-crash along the ever busy Eco High Way. The
family lost their lives in the accident with all occupants in the vehicle.
Since then, we have not heard from any of the family members. I have
searched for the relatives but could not trace any. It happens that the
supposed next of kin were also involved in the accident. I informed the
bank of the demise. The bank has made several attempts and has sent
several inquiries to the embassy to locate any of his extended relations
but could not.

Hence, I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and Property
left behind by Mr. Noel Coleman because the account has been declared as
dormant and may be confiscated as unserviceable soonest if we do not lay
claims urgently. The Bank has published several Notices for the Next of
Kin of the deceased but couldn’t find any, since two years now. I seek
your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the deceased, and the
fund will be paid to you without delay. the bank has given me a certain
period of time as the personal account officer to Mr. Noel Coleman to
provide a next of kin or the account will be confiscated. And i will like
to present you as the next of kin and the whole fund will be transffered
to you in your country, and we will share on the percentage of 50% for me,
40% for you and 10% will be set aside for tax and expenses.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to backup this deal.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable this deal through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate Arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the Law.

I will be waiting to hear from you, if you are interested in this
transaction please get back to me via my private email:
(mrjorge.caderon11@hotmail.com) as soon as possible because all our
communication should be private for security purpose.

Best regards,

Mr. Jorge Calderon (PhD)
Private Email: (mrjorge.caderon11@hotmail.com)

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam