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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Anita Camara <anita_nice_1@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: camaraanita19@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 15:20:37 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Dearest One,


Dearest One,
Allow me to introduce myself to you, i am the only daughter of my parents , my father and mother are dead, they died as a result of war in my country sierra leone, in west africa. as a matter of fact, my father was a director of sierra leonean oil mining co-operations, before my father was killed, he told me that he deposited the sum of $12 M, (TEWLVE MILLION US DOLLARS) in bank here in ABIDJAN IVORY COAST .

He said that he deposited the money to be an inheritance for me in case of emergeny or death, now i have succeded in locating the bank in Abidjan and they are saying that i have to provide to them my foriegn partners banking informations for the transfer or that i should instruct my foriegn partner to contact them, this has been a problem to me because i don't know any one abroad, i have even been under going through sufferings because i lost my parents, now i am contacting you to stand for me as my foriegn partner to enable the bank to transfers the money into your account so you can help me invest the money over there in your country,
I am willing to offer you the 10% of the total money for your help, i will also like to come over to your country after the investments of the money so i can finished my studies in education.

please help me it is easy and legal to do this with me, i promise to give you any information you require.
I waith in joy to hear from you.

YOUR BEST REGARD,
MISS ANITA.


---------------------------------
Envoyé avec Yahoo! Mail.
Une boite mail plus intelligente.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam