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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: favour michael <mrs_05favourmichael@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <favourmichael@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:36:26 +0000
Subject: Assistance & Joint venture




Attention:Sir/Madam,
I am Mrs.Favour Michael wife of Dr Roland Michael the former chief accountant of Sudanese central bank who was assassinated by the loyal troops to the present head of Rabbles leaders.
Subsequent to the death of my husband causes problem in my life for now it’s only my son and my daughter left in the family, early this years as a result of the shock, and before then my son already advised me that we should ran away from our country to near by country since my late husband deposited $15.5 million USD in Ghana.
I have handed over all the documents that cover’s my husband’s fund to my son. Why I need your assistance is for you to help me to receive and invest this fund in your country.
By doing this I am going to offer you 30% from the total money. Due to my age and condition at the hospital as soon as I hear from you, I will give you contact address of my son for more details, including the documents. Finally my children and I will be residing for the rest of our life in your country.
Thanks God Bless.
Mrs.Favour Michael
_________________________________________________________________
With Windows Live Hotmail, you can personalize your inbox with your favorite color.
www.windowslive-hotmail.com/learnmore/personalize.html?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGLM_HMWL_reten_addcolor_0607

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam