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:
  • "million 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)
  • "this business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • elyon_jj1@yahoo.com.my (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • j_elyon@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Elyon=20Jones?= <elyon_jj1@yahoo.com.my>
Reply-To: j_elyon@myway.com
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 10:19:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.


Saya ada alamat e-mel baru!Sekarang anda boleh kirimkan saya e-mel di: elyon_jj1@yahoo.com.my

TREAT CONFIDENTIALLY

FROM DR JONES ELYON

PrivateEmail:j_elyon@myway.com


ATTN:MY GOOD FRIEND ,


MY NAME IS DR JONES ELYON, PERSONAL

ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL

REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT ALLIED BOND

AND METROPOLITAN BANK.I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK(WILLIAM BARNES, OF AMERICA) WHO PERISHED IN THE PLANE CRASH OF

31 OCTOBER 1999[WITH EGYPTIAN AIRLINE990] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE WEBSITEBELOW


:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm


SINCE THE DEMISE OFWILLIAM BARNES, I

PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN

INTEREST TO SEE THENEXT OF KIN BUT

ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE

HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF

USD15M,[FIFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES

DOLLARS] HAS BEEN WITH OURBANK

HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. ON THIS NOTE I

DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN, AS NO ONE

HAS COME UP TO PUT CLAIM AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS AND THE BANKING

ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS, BECAUSE

AFTER SIX YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.


IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN

TRADE MISSION AFTER I WAS CONVINCED IN MY MIND THAT YOUR NAME/COMPANY COULD BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS CLAIM. THE

REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A

NIGERIAN CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.


I AGREED THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL BEFOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT

OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT WHILE10% WILL TAKE OF ANY EXPENSES THAT MIGHT

BE INCURRED IN THE PROCESS OFSUCCEEDING THE TRANSFER AND THE REST WILL

BE FOR ME. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT

AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.


UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I

WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL A

DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU

WILL SEND TO THE BANK AS THE NEXT

OF KIN AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE. I

WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR

NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE

AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER.


PLEASE REPLY TO MY

PRIVATE EMAIL

ADDRESS :j_elyon@myway.com

HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU.


REGARDS,

Dr JONES ELYON


PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL :

j_elyon@myway.com

- Elyon Jones

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam