419 scam: "James G. Keith"<mail@shmatsuo.com> Good day

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:
- "top of the day to you" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- ",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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "James G. Keith" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <j147keith@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2017 19:05:46 -0700
Subject: Good day

Dear Friend,

Top of the day to you I am James G. Keith,and I work in Chase Private Bank in the United Kingdom

The reason why you were contacted,is because one of my late client funds that

has been lying unclaimed since his demise in 2013.I as the account officer to the late client has the responsibility

of looking for his next of kin or relative to inherit this fortune of $12,500,000.00 ( Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

I personally contacted you because your Names come as an exact match to the last Name in our system

so I would like you to assist me in transferring these funds to to your Country considering the fact that

you share the same last Name with the deceased.

Upon a successful completion of this deal, I will come down to meet with you for our own share of the money.

For your assistance in this mutual transaction,I and my colleague here in the Bank who work at the verification department

are willing to give you 30% of the total sum for your participation in this beneficial and once in a life transaction.

As the account officer to the late client, I am in a position to make this work within 7 Days.

In your response please remember to supply me with your age, your Location (City/Province)

your direct Tel/Cell Numbers, employment status, marital status

Your prompt response to this email will be highly appreciated

Warm Regards,

James G. Keith

+44 1133 204414

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam