419 scam: "Col. Brian D. Kent" <mr.pauljamesinvestment@gmail.com> Hello My Good 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:
- "trunk box" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- c_d.kent@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Col. Brian D. Kent" <mr.pauljamesinvestment@gmail.com>
Reply-To: c_d.kent@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 01:38:17 -0800
Subject: Hello My Good Friend ,

Hello My Good Friend ,

I am Colonel Brian D. Kent, an officer of the U.S Army. I just moved
to Syria from Iraq as one of the last batch that just left this
morning, during my services in Iraq, I was able to secure Fifteen
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollar ($15.5 million U.S Dollars) which
is my own share of the money we shared among ourselves that belong to
Saddem Hussein and his family. I have carefully arranged the said fund
in a military consignment trunk box. I have also make arrangement on
how to deliver this consignment box Dubai

I want to hand over this funds to a Trust Worthy Person that can help
me keep it safe in Dubai or JORDAN, till am back from the Camp in
Syria in January 2014 for joint business and investment, can you be
trusted? Kindly send me your name, your business involvements and
mobile number for easy communication. You will find the story of this
money on the web address below.

After we have submitted the remaining part
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2967029.stm

please kindly keep this transaction Confidential because I am still
serving in the Military camp here in SYRIA.

Col. Brian D. Kent
Email col.brian_d@56788.com
Email c_d.kent@yahoo.com
US Rescue Team,SYRIA

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam