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 state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • konet_anderson2@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Konet Anderson <konet_anderson03@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: konet_anderson2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 20:28:27 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT ! Micheal Gallatin



Barrister Anderson Konet
Senior Advocate Of Togo
Anderson's Associate And Chambers
No 117 Boulevard Du Kpalime Lome Togo
West Africa.
Mobile Phone : + 228- 938- 5246.
Reply To : (konet_anderson2@yahoo.co.uk)
 
Dear  Micheal Gallatin
 

I am Barrister Anderson Konet a solicitor at law,personal attorney to Engr.A.W.Gallatin , a national Of your country,who used to work with Shell Development Company in Lome Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my client. On the 26th of December 2003, my client, his wife and their only Son were involved in a plane crash accident at Cotonou,Benin Republic. Please check web site:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/index.html
 
I have contacted you to assist in retreiving the fund valued $14.5) Fourteen million five hundred thousand United State Dollars left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the National Trust Bank Plc in lome republic of togo  where this huge amount are deposited right now. The said National Trust Bank Plc has issued me a notice as his personal attorney to the deceased customer to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.
 
All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through the above Email for more details clearificaton if possible you can give me a call assap for my prompt notification for business to start immediately.
 
                                                   
 
Best Regards,
Barrister Anderson Konet. Esq.
Mobile Phone :+ 228 -938-5246.
Reply To :(konet_anderson2@yahoo.co.uk)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam