419 scam: kenndy johnson <bibataomar999@gmail.com> 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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- kenndyjohnson80@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kenndy johnson <bibataomar999@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kenndyjohnson80@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2021 22:58:19 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. kenndy. johnson I am working with one of the UBA
banks in Burkina Faso. Here in this bank existed a dormant account for
many years, which belong to one of our late foreign customer. The
amount in this account stands at $19 million's dollars

US Dollars.

I was very fortunate to come across the deceased customer's security
file during documentation of old and abandoned customerâ€™s files for an
official documentation and audit of the year 2021.

I want a foreign account where the bank will transfer this fund. I
know you would be surprised to read this message, especially from
someone relatively unknown to you. But, do not worry yourself so much.
This is a genuine, risk free and legal business transaction. All
details shall be sent to you as soon as I receive your response.

If you are really sure of your sincerity, trustworthiness,
accountability and confidentiality over this transaction, reply back
to me through my alternative email address: kenndyjohnson80@gmail.com

Best regards,

Mr. kenndy johnson,

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam