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.

Fraud email example:

From: alfred_adams@tiscali.it
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 19:43:24 -0700
Subject: for your kind appraisal

FROM THE DESK OF
Dr.Alfred Adams
Email:alfred_adams@hotmail.com


Dear Sir/madam


My Name is Alfred AdamsI'm a Manager with Standard Trust Bank Plc,
Lagos-Nigeria. A German Mr. Wolfgang Schinister, 66 years of age and a
prosperous farmer had in our Bank the sum of US$7m in a domiciliary
account.
He named his wife, Mrs. Helga Schinister as the next of kin.
Unfortunately,two of them were killed in the recent plane crash involving
concord AF4590 in Gonesse,France. Efforts had been made by the management
of my Bank through the German Embassy in Lagos to contact any of the deceased
children but to no avail, as we were made to understand that the couple
had no child.
Owing to the skeletal information available to the Bank, it has so
far been impossible to reach any of the relatives. The option left for the
Bank management is to declare the deceased account dormant and revert the
funds to trading on behalf of and in the interest of the Bank. In order
to avoid this development, my Colleagues and I now seek your permission
to have you stand as a distant relative to Mr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Schinister,so
that the funds would be released to you. All documents and proofs to enable
you get the funds will be carefully worked out on our receiving your consent
to this proposal, we would immediately obtain for an order of mandamus from
the Federal High Court of Justice on your behalf recognizing you as a bona-fide
relative to the deceased and subsequent apply for the release of the funds
to you as the beneficiary, through the Central Bank Of Nigeria.
May I assured you that this Transaction is 100% risk-free, as we have taken
care of all necessary modalities to ensure a hitch-free transaction. To
this effect my colleagues and I have agreed to share with you 80-20 of the
total sum US$7m for your kind assistance. If this proposal is acceptable
to you, please furnish me with the
followings:

1.Your full names & Address,
2.your Age,Occupation & Marrital Status.
3.Your Phones & fax numbers.
4.Nationality.

Best Regards.
Alfred Adams
Email:alfred_adams@hotmail.com


__________________________________________________________________
Tiscali Adsl 640 Free: fino al 15 novembre i consumi sono GRATIS!
Se sottoscrivi un'Adsl Free 640 entro il 30 settembre avrai gratis tutti
i consumi fino al 15/11/04 compreso! In piu' sono gratis il modem in comodato
e l'attivazione. Cosa aspetti? Prima attivi, piu' risparmi. Attivala subito!
http://abbonati.tiscali.it/adsl/

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam