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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • yasemine_4u@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <yase_koma3@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: yasemine_4u@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:02:41 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM YASMINE. KOMA.

Email, yasemine_4u@yahoo.fr
Dearest one,

It's indeed my pleasure to write to you this letter,which i believed will be a suprise to you,as both of us are complete strangers. Well, i am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish of God for you to help me, God Almighty will bless and reward you aboundantly and
you would never regret knowing me. As it may interest you to know, I got your e-mail address during my Internet search for this assistance.


Well, I am YASEMINE. KOMA, 23years the duaghter of Mr. / Mrs Koma. My father was a coaco merchant here in my country was among the rebels that was fighting against the goverment here in my country, And it is unfotunately that he was kill doring the war that was here in 2004

Before his death on 2004, he told me about a box he concealed the sum of six million , five hundred thousand United State Dollars.(US D$6.5) deposited in one of the security company's here in Abidjan Ivory Coast West Africa,

Which he disguised and declared the box to contain family valuables instead of money, by this way the company does not know the true content of the box. The deposit document which I have in my possession carries my late father's name as the depositor, while I'm the next of kin on the same
document.

Dear I am in a sincerly desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-

1. Can you honestly help me as your Daughter?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you after the money is in your position?

Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. Through my private email box (yasemine_4u@yahoo.fr) for security reasons.

Thank you so much,

My Best regards,

Yasemine Koma.







---------------------------------
New Design Yahoo! JAPAN 2008/01/01

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam