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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • pastormichealjimmy@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • sultino147@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Micheal Jimmy" <pastormichealjimmy@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pastormichealjimmy@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 23:35:40 -0500
Subject: Calvary Greetings to u..


*Dearest in Christ,*
Calvary greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ.I am Pastor Micheal Jimmy a member of Redeem
ministry, basically a prayer and deliverance ministry.
During a Prayer and fasting session in my Minstry, I
asked our Lord Jesus Christ to give me the oppotunity
to redeem my life and purify what remains of my
wealth.
God deliverly revealed to me to Invest in His
Kingdom through you and your Ministry/organisation
*and also give to the Needies,Deafs,Orphanages,Widows,Charites*
*and most especailly the victims of hurricane katrina.
You should immediately contact me via my email
address: pastormichealjimmy@yahoo.com**<http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=SULTINO147@YAHOO.COM>
*
*so that i can**
go ahead to send you/your organisation funds according
to the will of God so that you can distribute to the
needys and hence further the works of the
lord.
Remain Blessed*
*PASTOR MICHEAL JIMMY*
**

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam