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 us 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • swalker65@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "silverwalker@terra.es" <silverwalker@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:09:54 +0100 (MET)
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL



Attn:Sir,

Firstly, not to cause you embarrassment,i am Barrister Silver Walker from Trinidad.

During the last three years, i was contacted by an elder states man in Malta who awarded a construction contract to his company and contacted me to front for him as the owner of the company.I have successfuly completed the contract and he has long paid me for the job done.In the cause of the contract,he used me to make a number of deposits in a Finance Security company in Europe.We made a total deposit of $15.5M and he did not give any name as his next of kin.

Now the security company contacted me telling me they have not heard from him and that all efforts to rich him did not work,so i went into investigation and found out that the elder states man died on the 15th of January 2003.After several attempts to locate his people i couldn't for some time now.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin and beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at $15.5 Million US dollars can be paid to you. This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages,70% to me and 30% to you.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality and Trust to enable us see this transaction through.

I guarantee you this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me urgently through this email address: (swalker65@myway.com)

Please provide me the following to enable me commence immediate preparation of all legal document that will back up our claim.

1.Your Full Name
2. Your private Telephone and Fax Numbers
3. Your Contact Address.
Your urgent response will be highly appreciated.

Best regards,

Silver Walker.






Ahora tambi&eacute;n puedes acceder a tu correo Terra desde el m&oacute;vil.

Inf&oacute;rmate en www.terra.es/correo.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam