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: Bernard Vincent <bevinpin064@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mr.bernardvincent@yahoo.es>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:53:55 +0000
Subject: FROM BERNARD VINCENT (BUSINESS)



Greetings, I interest of investing in your country as well as seek your services in a private/confidential matter regarding late John shumedja who died leaving some funds unclaimed in our bank without any beneficiary. This requires a private arrangement. Could you perhaps be able to receive these funds under legal claims then I will fill you in. I am willing to pay a generous management and transfer fees for your participation. 30% I need assistance from a trustworthy and reliable person whom I will fill in as the beneficiary to provide an account where this fund will be remitted have all the details and will fill you in if you are really willing. Your major role would be to open a bank account where the funds will be transferred. The owner of the said account, is a foreigner who died on the 5th of January 2002 in a plane crash in Birmingham ; you can view this CNN website http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/01/04/england.plane/For details on the crash. The funds in question are quite large (about £10,020,000). I will expect a straight answer from you. Yes or no. If yes, then let's work out the modalities, I also expect you to provide me with your private mobile number so that I call you for further explanation.
I wait to hear from youRegards,Mr. Bernard Vincent.
_________________________________________________________________
Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE!
http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam