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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Pri Vate <vpri4@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: pri.c482@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:12:04 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Mail From Ibrahim


Mail From Ibrahim
Dear Friend,
I was greatly delighted when I got your contact, so far I do understand that this mail might not look toally strange coming to your mailbox as a good business person.

I am Major A. U. Ibrahim (Military) from Federal Republic of Nigeria.
I'm looking for your co-operation in building a Hotel establichment or Real Estate or any profitable manufacturing outfit in your country.

I am sure this is in line with your business, please I need an experienced person like you to assist me to set up, develop the project and assume responsibility of ownership as chairman but will be bringing in profit /distribute profit monthly or annually, pending my retirement from service in order to take full control of my investment.

I also open to your advise on any good business you may propose since,I as a military man have not involved in any establisment project before.
Dear for your information I have propose a total sum of $20.5 million US Dollars to invest in your country on this field.

Please to go straight to the point of my contacting you, there is a lot of pressure facing top wealthy military officers in my country in which I'm among the list. I cannot do this project in my country or using my names base on my position in military, this is why I need your assistance to move out my entire funds so that this money will not be discovered and
seized or confiscate by the Government, as they have one it to some of the top
Government officials in my country.

Hence, at this point I want to assure you that your true consent, full cooperation and confidentiality are all that are required for us to take full advantage of this opportunity as every modality for successful conclusion has been put in place.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best Regards,
Major A. U. Ibrahim




---------------------------------
Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam