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:

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

Fraud email example:

From: "HER EXCENLLENCY MRS.SUSAN SHABANGU" <coltdq3@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: susanq1coltd@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 02:14:05 -0700
Subject: INVESTMENT 2008


INVESTMENT 2008

I am MRS.SUSAN SHABANGU, a mother of three children and the Deputy Minister
of Minerals and Energy since 1st April 1996 to date under the auspices of
The President of South Africa MR THABO MBEKI. You can view my profile at My
Website www.gov.za then clicks on deputy ministers, and then clicks on My
name (shabangu Susan) THE PROPOSAL, after my swearing in ceremony As the
Deputy Minister of Minerals and Energy, my husband Mr. Ndebele Shabangu died
while he was on an official trip to Trinidad and Tobago in 1996. After his
death, I discovered that he had some funds in a Dollar account which
amounted to the sum of US$30.5M with a security And finance institution in
South Africa of which I will divulge the Information to you when I get your
full consent and support to go for a Change of beneficiary and subsequent
transfer of the funds into your Account of choice.

This fund emanated as a result of an over-invoiced
Contract which he executed with the Government of South Africa.

Though I assisted him in getting this contract but I never knew that it was
Over-invoiced by him. I am afraid that the government of South Africa Might
start to investigate on the contract awarded. If they discover This money in
his bank account, they will confiscate it and seize his Assets here in South
Africa and this will definitely affect my Political career in government.
1. Your Complete Full Names.
2. Your Residential Address.
3. Your age and Occupation
4. Your Phone and Fax Numbers for Easy and Faster Communication.

Thanks,
HER EXCENLLENCY MRS.SUSAN SHABANGU

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam