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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22502218067 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: mary makumar <mary-makumar-33@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <makumar1@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:13:38 +0100
Subject: hello



PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THIS NUMBER 00225 0221 8067
Dearest One,Permit me to inform you that after reading your address ,i became interested in disclosing every thing about myself to you. I am interested in a long term business relationship with you. I am Mary the daugther of late MR WILSON MAKUMAR, the former chief accountant to the Sierra-Leone gold coperation in kenama , who was assassinated by the RUF rebels during his visit to our village. Unfortunately our mother died of hypertension three week later here in Danane and before then my mother has already advised me and my younger brother PAUL , to look for a foreign partner to transfer this fund and invest it abroad. We inherited a total sum of $5 million US dollars,from my late beloved father. This money is currently on deposit in a bank here in abidjan Cote D' Ivoire. We will like you to come in as the foreign partner to our late father and help us get this money transfered to your account in your country where it shall be invested under you as the caretaker. You shall also assist us secure visa to come and visit your country where we shall continue out education which was stopped by the war. Now that we are in Abidjan and verified the deposit,we need your assistance to help us move this funds out for investment in your country as we can not invest here due to its nearness to our country and the war. we ask you to scout for a valuable and lucrative business , so that we can invest. We have in mind to give you 25% of the total sum of $5 million USD and 5 % for any expenses which you will make in course of this transaction, fax messages,phone calls air tickets etc.By this mail you are now requested to arrange on how we can move the fund quickly to your account in your country for investment. Awaiting for your urgent response. Best Regards. Mary And Paul Makumar
_________________________________________________________________
Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy!
http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam