419 scam: "MR.MATT KENNEDY," <take_lon@yahoo.pt> ATTENTION TO GOOD NEWS,YOUR ATM CARD IS READY,

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:
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "infodesk420@yeah.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "infodesk420@yeah.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22998713794 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.MATT KENNEDY," <take_lon@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "MR.MATT KENNEDY," <infodesk420@yeah.net>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 17:44:54 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: ATTENTION TO GOOD NEWS,YOUR ATM CARD IS READY,

Â ATTENTION TO GOOD NEWS,YOUR ATM CARD IS READY,

I Just received a call from Mr.James B, Comey the Director Of FBI Benin that the ($15.2Million) cash payment ATM MASTER CARD which we have sent to you but returned back due to wrong address provided, Reconfirm to us with your full details to enable us deliver your package to your door step without any delay.

MR.MATT KENNEDY,
DIRECTOR,DHL FOREIGN DELIVERY SECTION
YOUR FREE TO CALL THIS NUMBER+229 9871-3794
Email:(infodesk420@yeah.net)
FBI DIRECTOR MR.JAMES B COMEY, SAID THAT THE ONLY MONEY YOU WILL PAY TO US IS DELIVERY CHARGE AND IT WILL COST YOU $110 DOLLAR AND HAVE CONCLUDED THAT WITH THE DIRECTOR MR.JAMES B COMEY,THERE FORE WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU TO ENABLE US DELIVER YOUR ATM MASTER
CARD TO YOU.
DHL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC,
1. YOUR FULL NAME:..................
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS:...............
3. YOUR COUNTRY:....................
4. YOUR CITY:.......................
5. YOUR PHONE NUMBER:..............
6. YOUR FAX:......................
7. YOUR AGE:.......................
8. YOUR SEX:.......................
9. YOUR OCCUPATION:................
10.YOUR PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:.....
11.A COPY OF YOUR ID OR PASSPORT:..

E-mail:(infodesk420@yeah.net)
Your registration code is (GL-1416),
Best Regard
Director
MR.MATT KENNEDY,
DHL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC NO5896,AIRPORT EXPRESS WAY COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam