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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: mark omer <markomer01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:13:19 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Mark


Dear Friend,

This is Mark Garang writing you this email, and I respectfully insist that you read this E-mail carefully as I am optimistic that it will open doors for unimaginable financial rewards for both of us. Am searching for a reliable person to assist me to help stand as my foreign beneficiary to receive my funds, deposited in a security company in Ghana, West Africa.

I am a citizen of Sudan, the first son of the late Dr. John Garang who was the formal personal assistance to the former Minister of land, Mines and Energy . who was killed by rebels during the war in my country Sudan. Before the sudden death of my father, he made my mother and i to understand that he deposited some huge amount of money,Gold and Diamond and gave my mother all relevant documents of the consignment Which deposited (marked) as family belonging.

After his death, i and my mother were able to move out from Sudan through the UNITED NATIONS CARGO SHIP that Cover refugee from my country capital Darfur to Accra Ghana west Africa, as a refugee. My Biological Father left behind physical cash of "Ten Million ($10 Million) United State Dollars" which he safely lodged (package) into a metallic trunk box and deposited it to a Security Company in Accra Ghana, during his regime in the office.

I am hereby soliciting your assistance to be my foreign beneficiary/partner/adviser because

1)When my late father was making the deposit of the trunk box, he undertook an agreement which stated that the funds is for him and a foreign partner of his.
2)I do not know much about investment and i need you to assist me for investment of this money in your country because am just 19yrs old.
3) You will be entitled to "twenty Percent" of the total sum, for your assistance.
Your compensation for the assistance is negotiable while "five Percent" of the whole sum will be mapped out for any expenses. And after the success of this transaction you are going to make arrangement for me and my mother to come over in your country for investment of the funds.

I will like you to send to me your direct telephone number for easy communication. And also to feed you with more information on how to make the claims of this said trunk box. We will undergo some expenses seeing this transaction through which are one of the reasons i will need your assistance also, but any expenses made shall be taking care of at the end of the transaction.


Looking forward to hear from you.

Thank you

Mark Garang.


---------------------------------
Sent from Yahoo! - a smarter inbox.

---------------------------------
Sent from Yahoo! - a smarter inbox.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam