419 scam: "Mr. Kwame Johnson"<david@yiyainc.com> I AM WAITING

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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "a security company " (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. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Kwame Johnson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Mrkwamejohnson@live.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:51:58 +0100
Subject: I AM WAITING

Dear Friend,

ATTN:

I have interest of investing in your country as such I decided to establish contact with you for assistance as soon as I am able to
transfer my funds for this investment, which is already with a security company in Europe. There are two basic things i would want you to assist me in:

(1) Helping by traveling to europe as a front in collect these funds from the security company in Europe. This is because of my inability to
travel out of the country which i am taking refuge at the moment with my wife and children which i will explain better to you upon the receipt of
your acceptance.

(2)Helping me to carry out feasibility study on areas/choice of investment you deem best for me.I retired as financial consultant and
was the last personal financial adviser to the ex- President of our country before his demise and have no intention of carrying out any further investment
programme in my country for security reasons. Please get in touch with me by my email: you are advised to send me
your full information below:

1, YOUR FULLNAME;..............
2,YOUR MOBILE TELEPONE AND FAX INCLUDING YOUR OFFICE
AND HOME PHONE NUMBER ;......
3,YOUR MAILING ADDRESS;.........
4,YOUR AGE AN! D OCCUPATION;....
5,YOUR COMPANY NAME;............

Note ; this transaction must be kept strictly confidential because of its nature. Looking forward to receiving your prompt responds.
Thanks and God bless you.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Kwame Johnson.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam