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.
  
• 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.
  • dulwichpicturegallery44@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY" <dulwichpicturegallery44@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 04:45:39 -0400
Subject: ONLINE JOB OFFER WORK AT HOME




DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY LTD
Gallery Road, Dulwich Village,
London SE21 7AD
Rc:122132
Web Site: www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk
Please Reply to this Email asap to......dulwichpicturegallery44@gmail.com




Hello,I am Andrea Smifforn,the Payment Manager of DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY
LTD in London.
I need a representative that would work as an online book-keeper for my
company
We make lots of supplies to our clients in the USA/CANADA for which i
do come to USA/CANADA to receive payment.Its always too expensive and
stressful for me to come down and receive such payment twice in a month. I
am willing to pay you 10% for
every payment you received and get cashed

N.B:You don't have to be a book-keeper to apply for the job.
Kindly reply with the information required below if you are interested
in this job offer:

NAME.......................
ADDRESS.......................
CITY&.STATE...........................
ZIP CODE........................
PHONE NUMBER (S)....................
OCCUPATION........
GENDER........................
AGE.....................
Please Reply to this Email asap to...... dulwichpicturegallery44@gmail.com
Thanks for going through this proposal letter and we are looking forward for
your favorable response in working for the company.




Thanks

Andrea

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam