419 scam: "Mr. kenneth Obikalor" <informationatpaul001@gmail.com> For Your Urgent Attention!

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:
- "million 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)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. kenneth Obikalor" <informationatpaul001@gmail.com>
Reply-To: webfile10@yandex.com
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:16:06 +1000
Subject: For Your Urgent Attention!

--
DearFriend,
It is my pleasure to get into touch with you today for a very
important reason. You have been introduced to me by a trusted friend
who believes that you could be worthy of business partnership. And
it is with trust and confidence I am writing to introduce myself to
you, and a business which we have kept very closely to heart over
the years. My names are Mr. Kenneth Obikalor, personal assistance to
Mr. Jackson Gaius Obaseki, former Group Managing Director of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I have been
mandated by my boss Mr. Jackson Gaius Obaseki,, to write you in
respect of this business. We would like to work with you for the
transfer of $68.3 million (sixty eight million US dollars) if you
are interested. Yes, I say if you are interested, because I know how
you might view an offer like this, considering all the evils going
on in the internet. For full detail of this matter, I shall wait for
your honest reply.
Sincerely,
Mr. kenneth Obikalor.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam