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 "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <mary01dd@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 12:19:10 +0000
Subject: PLEADING FOR YOUR HELP



How are you?I am Mrs. RoseMary. J. david, I am 78 years old from U.S.A, and I am suffering from a long time cancer of the Lungs which also affected my brain, from all indication my conditions is really deteriorating. According to my doctors they have advised me that I may not live for the next two months, this is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage.I was brought up from a motherless babies home, was married to my late husband for twenty years and we lived in London until my husband died in a fatal motor accident in London. Since his death I decided not to re-marry, I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the money with a bank in London. Presently, this money is still with the bank and I have not operated the account for long now due to my illness.Presently, I'm with my laptop in Hospital, where I have been under going treatment for cancer of the lungs for over one year. Recently, my doctors told me that I have only a few months to live so I quickly called up a pastor to give me positive thinking on this solution, He ministered to me to share my wealth to motherless baby/orphanage homes/people that need money for survivor. It is my last wish to see that some percentage (%) is distributed among the charity organizations, the poor and the motherless babies? home where I come from and some percentage (%) is for devoted individual that will utilize this money the way I wish. I took this decision, because my time will soon be up and I do not want the bank to inherit the money if I eventually die.As soon as I receive your reply I will issue you a letter of authority through my attorney which will empower you as the new beneficiary of my fund so far that you will give me assurance that you will do my wish.I shall wait your reply.Mrs. RoseMary. J. david

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam