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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "@lawyer.com" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • mrs-s-salifo@lawyer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Salay Salifo" <mrssalaysalifo@box.az> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:45:45 +0200
Subject: KIND NOTICE AND ATTENTION.

KIND NOTICE AND ATTENTION.

Barrister Mrs.Salay Salifo Esq
B.S.S & Associate Chambers
Solicitor And Advocate.Email;
mrs-s-salifo@lawyer.com

Kind Attention,

I am Barrister Mrs. Salay Salifo,married with husband and two children,
a Barrister at Law and Legal practitional base in West Africa Lome-Togo
and I am Personal Attorney to some state Governors and Ex- Governors in
West Africa,One of my Client have the Total Sum of European Euro
€14Million ( Fourteen Million Euro),We are contacting you in view of the
fact,this will be of great assistance and we will both benefit from this
transaction.
As a Foreign Body you can help us move this money to your country and
this Money will be convey to you Directly, as associate/receiver.By
virtue of my positions as Attorney in my country,I cannot acquire this
money in My names.

If you can help to receive this Money then we can discuss the percentage
of the total €14 million as fee for your efforts.This Percentage is fully
Subject to Negotiation.
I am waiting for your urgent response. Please kindly reply to:
mrs-s-salifo@lawyer.com

GRATEFULLY TREAT AS URGENT.
Barrister Mrs.Salay Salifo Esq
B.S.S & Associates Chambers
Solicitor And Advocate.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam