joewein.de LLC fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter! Free trial for 30 days

"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

• About the 419 (Advance Fee) scam
• "Is that email a scam?" - Check it online here!
  
• Frequently asked Questions (419 FAQ)
• Phone numbers used by 419 scammers
  (+225 +229 +234 +27 +31 +32 +34 +44 other)
• Company names mentioned in 419 spam:
  1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
• Support our efforts to stop scams!
  
• How to report 419 spam to us
• What can you do when you receive 419 spam
  
  
• Spam archive, Daily index
  

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.

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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "keep this confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a "Yukos oil" scam. The criminals who send such emails have no connection to Yukos Oil. The emails are usually sent from Nigeria. The only money that ever changes hands in this scam is from you to the criminals.
• 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.
  • larisa_sosnkaya57@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: larisa sosnitskaya <larisa@sosnitskaya3.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:14:27 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: For our mutual benefit (Please take time to read)


Dear Friend,

I am Larisa Sosnitskaya and I represent Mr. Mikhail

Khordokovsky the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in

Russia. I have a very sensitive and confidential

brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for your

partnership in re-profiling funds US$46 Million. I

will give the details, but in summary, the funds are

coming via Bank Menatep. This is a legitimate

transaction. You will be paid 20% as your

commison/compensation for your active efforts and

contribution to the success of this transaction.

You can catch more of the story on This website below

or you can watch more of CNN or BBC to get more news

about my boss.

http://www.mosnews.com/mn-files/khodorkovsky.shtml

http://www.mbktrial.com/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/04/11/041.html

http://www.nndb.com/people/633/000025558/

If you are interested, please do indicate by

providing me with your confidential telephone

number,fax number and email address and I will

provide further details and instructions. Please keep

this confidential as we cannot afford more political

problems. Please do send me your response as soon as

possible via my personal email

:larisa_sosnkaya57@yahoo.com

look forward to it.

Regards,

Larisa Sosnitskaya

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam