419 scam: "BARRISTER WILLIAMS"<jess@thestemandstein.com> Hello My Dear Friend,

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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- wwdhloffice154@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- details of dhl office name: mr.james kelvin email: (wwdhloffice154@gmail.com) (dhljames@aol.com) tel...+1210-988-9204 you should (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER WILLIAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wwdhloffice154@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 16:48:25 +0100
Subject: Hello My Dear Friend,

Hello My Dear Friend,

How are you and your family? I hope everybody is fine. I am happy to
inform you that i did later by the grace of God completed the
transaction successfully with another partner.

The total fund was transferred to the new partner that i presented to
the bank. Now I am outside my country due to the urgency for
investment project with my New partner. However, I did not forget
your past efforts and assistance to me to see that the funds was
approved with the bank, So, I have given to My DHL OFFICE
an ATM CARD that contains the sum of US$2,,000.000 (Two
Million Dollars)

Please, accept this token of appreciation and God blessed you.

Below is the contact details of dhl office

Name: Mr.james kelvin
Email: (wwdhloffice154@gmail.com) (dhljames@aol.com)
TEL...+1210-988-9204

You should contact him at your earliest convenient so that the ATM
CARD can be sent to you, so that you can withdraw from your
international bank ATM machine.

I wish you the best in all your future endeavors. I will also call you
at my earliest convenient.

Your brother and partner,

Barrister Datti Williams

NB: Remember to put this 8- lettered word ("GRACE-771") as the subject
of your email so that he will know that you are the rightful
beneficiary of the ATM CARD.

PLEASE RECONFIRM YOUR
INFORMATION, TO AVOID DELIVERY TO A WRONG HAND.

FULL NAMES......

PARCEL OWNER ADDRESS...

TEL....

YOUR ID CARD ...

YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEEDED

THANKS

BARRISTER WILLIAMS

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam