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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • richard_taylor077@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: richardtaylor1a@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:16:00 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GOOD=20DAY?=

ATTN:NOTE :

I WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL THE COST IN THIS TRANSACTION UNTILL YOU RECEIVE
THE PACKAGE.I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT
KNOW ME I AM MR RICHAD TAYLOR, THE SON OF THE FORMER LIBERIA PRESIDENT MR.
CHARLES TAYLOR. I AND MY FAMILY IS ON EXILE .I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN MY SEARCH
FOR AN HONEST PERSON WHOM I CAN CONFIDE IN.I WANT YOU TO HELP ME CLEAR THIS
PACKAGE THAT IS ALREADY IN AMERICA WHICH I SHIPPED THROUGH DIPLOMATIC MEANS
WITH THE HELP OF A DIPLOMAT BUT THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE IS $4,000,000.00
ALL IN $100.00 BILLS, BUT THE DIPLOMAT DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT IS MONEY THAT
I HAVE IN THE PACKAGE.

ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME NOW IS THIS, GIVE ME YOUR MAILING ADDRESS,YOUR
PRIVATE PHONE.I WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE DIPLOMAT AND I HOPE THAT
AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU WILL HAVE 30% AND 70% WILL BE FOR ME.MY IDENTITY
MUST NOT BE REVEALED TO ANYBODY. IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS OKAY BY YOU ,YOU
CAN EMAIL ME.OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK
TO ME INCLUDING SENDING OF THE KEYS TO THE BOXES TO YOU . AS SOON YOU INDICATE
YOUR INTEREST.

E-mail:richard_taylor077@hotmail.com
REGARDS

RICHARD TAYLOR

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam