419 scam: joseph Toney <toneyjoseph73@gmail.com> I need your assistance.

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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "% will be for you" (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)
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- josphtoney@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: joseph Toney <toneyjoseph73@gmail.com>
Reply-To: josphtoney@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 16 May 2015 20:39:54 +0000
Subject: I need your assistance.

My Dear Partner

I know that this mail will come to you as a surprise, please accept
the content in good
faith, I do not intend to cause any grief to you and your good family.
My name is Mr.Joseph Tony. I am a banker by

profession and currently holding the post of a chief auditor in our
Bank, here in Federal Republic of Togo, I have the

opportunity of transferring an unclaimed funds US$26,500,000.00
belonging to one of my clients (late) Engineer John Lambert,

who unfortunately lost his life with his family On the morning of
Accident occurred September 15, 2012 in Willard, Missouri

,with Aircraft: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22, registration: N436KS During
his holidays in US with his Family,

I want to use you as next of kin to claim his Estate/Fund valued
($26.5M) and transfer it to your country, before our

government confiscate it or declared it unserviceable by the Finance
Firm. I will provide the necessary document for your

back up since I am his personal account manager before his death.

(late) Engineer John Lambert executed contract through Department of
Work and Housing here in Lome-Togo and the mentioned

money above is his money left in our bank before his death. The
Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such money

deposited in LIMITED LIABILITY ACCOUNT without operate after two
years, the money will be transferred into the Bank

treasury as unclaimed fund.

The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occasioned
by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and a

Togolese cannot stand as next of kin to a foreigner.

The agreement our bank had with him states that:

If he (the depositor) is not alive, his son who is the next of kin
have the legal right to withdraw the money and if non is

available that I his personal account officer have the legal right to
appoint his relatives for the withdrawal of the

deposited money. Since then I have made several enquiries to his
embassy here to locate any of my clients further extended

relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. I have the legal power
to present you as a new beneficiary

Note : 40% will be for you, If you are interested and capable to
handle this business transaction do kindly get back to me

urgently Thanks and waiting for your urgent reply with Full
Nameâ€¦.Your Countryâ€¦You Direct fax and Phone Numbers. For full

details and communication

Contact my Private Email (josphtoney@gmail.com)

Mr. Joseph Tony

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam