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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 "dying widow" 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.
  • lindsdaywhile@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "while lindsday" <lindsday_funding@student.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 22:58:20 +0100
Subject: Dear Beloved


SAINT NICOLAS MATERNITY HOME
233 KIRIKIRI BARCELOS ROAD
NEITHERLAND AMSTERDAM.
TEL:337554345433


DEAR BELOVED ONE, GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

AM MRS LINDSDAY WHILE,A WIDOW TO LATE MIKEL WHILE AM 55 YEARS OLD, I AM NOW
A NEW CHRISTAIN
CONVERT SUFFERING FROM LONG TIME CANCER OF THE BREAST,FROM ALL INDICATION MY
CONDITIONS IS REALLY
DETERIORATING AND IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT I WONT LIVE MORE THAN 2MONTHS,
ACCORDING TO MY DOCTORS,THIS IS
BECAUSE THE CANER STAGE HAS GOTTEN TO A VERY BAD STAGE.

MY LATE HUSBAND WAS KILLED DURING THE U.S. RAID AGAINST TERRORISM IN
AFGHANISTAN,AND DURING THE PERIOD OF
OUR MARRIAGE WE COULDN'T PRODUCE ANY CHILD.

MY LATE HUSBAND WAS VERY WEALTHY AND AFTER HIS DEATH, I INHERITED ALL HIS
BUSINESS AND WEALTH.
THE DOCTORS HAS ADVISED ME THAT I MAY NOT LIVE FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS, SO I
NOW DECIDED TO DIVIDE THE PART OF
THIS WEALTH,TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHURCH IN
AFRICA,AMERICA ASIA,AND EUROPE I SELECTED YOU
AFTER VISITING THE AFTER GOING THROUGH SERIES OF EMAILS AND I PRAYED OVER
IT.

I AM WILLING TO DONATE THE SUM OF $3.500,000.00(THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)TO
THE LESS PRIVILEGED.

PLEASE I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT FUND IS LYING IN A BANK AND UPON MY
INSTRUCTION,MY
ATTORNEY,WHO PRESENTLY IS IN UK WILL FILE IN AN APPLICATION FOR YOU FOR THE
TRANSFER OF THE MONEY
IN YOUR NAME.

LASTLY,I HONESTLY PRAY THAT THIS MONEY WHEN TRANSFERED WILL BE SURE FOR THE
SAID PURPOSE,BECAUSE I HAVE COME TO
FIND OUT THAT WEALTH ACQUISITION WITHOUT CHRIST IS VANITY.

MAY THE GRACE OF OUR LORD JESUS THE LOVE OF GOD AND
THE FELLOWSHIP OF
THE HOLYSPIRIT BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

I AWAIT URGENT REPLY THROUGH THIS EMAIL OR MY PRIVATE EMAIL
lindsdaywhile@gmail.com

YOURS IN CHRIST

MRS. SUSAN WHILE.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam