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: matonah@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:52:00 +0000
Subject: From Mark Tonah

From Mark Tonah
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE

Dear Respectful one,

May I please use this opportunity expressing this condition of mine to you
as I believe that GOD ALMIGHTY will use you to get me out fron this situation.

I am Mark Tonah the only surviving son of late Mr. Bakko. Tonah.My Father
was a very wealthy cocoa and Gold merchant in Abidjan ,
the economic capital of Ivory coast, my Father was poisoned to death by
his business associates on one of their outings on a business trip .
My Father died on august 2002 in a private hospital here in Abidjan before
his death he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he lodged
the sum of of sixteen million ,five hundred and eighty five thousand United
State Dollars. USD ($16.585,000) left in a Bank here in Abidjan Cote D'ivoire
with my name as the next of kin, so because of the political problem here
now that cost the death of many people since 19th september 2002(a month
after the death of my father) here cote d'ivoire, then i decided to seek
for a foreign partner/guidian who will help me in transferring the money
out of Africa for investment purpose/our education career under his care
since i am a little boy also ignorant of investment.

He also explained to me that it was because of his wealth that he was
poisoned by his business associates. That I should seek for a foreign partner
in a country of my choice as to invest the money wisely that is my reason
of chosing and seeking for your assistance to this effet.
Therefore,

I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways:

(1) To provide a bank account into which this money will be transferred
to.

(2) To act as my guardian to this fund since I am only 18 years old and
my younger sister 12.

(3) To make arrangement for us to come over to your country to further
our education and to secure a resident permit in your country.

I am willing to offer you 15% of the total sum as compersation for your
effort/ assistance after the successful transfer of this fund into your
nominated bank account overseas. I know and believe that you will help us
out from this problem so as to get on with our education my most important
problem.

Anticipating to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God bless.

Best regards,

Mark Tonah

___________________________________________________________________________
Con Terra MAIL obtienes 6MB de espacio además de bloqueo ANTISPAM
http://terramail.terra.com.mx/TerraMail/
Acceso a Internet 3 x 1, desde ¡$179 pesos al mes!
http://www.terra.com.mx/acceso/suscribete/
Encuentra los mejores productos y precios increibles!!
Aprovecha nuestra promoción a 12 pagos sin intereses con Banamex y Bancomer
http://www.decompras.com/

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam