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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • esalem01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: esalem01@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:23:04 -0500
Subject: URGENT TRANSFER.....REPLY ASAP


CONTRACT #: MAV/ACPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: CBc/GcH/IRD,
A/C #329/606/101244/169/678
FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
CITIC BANK OF CHINA (CBC)

Our Ref: CBC/IRD/CBX/021/08


>From the office of Dr. Eric Salem Sr.
Executive Director,
CITIC BANK OF CHINA (CBC)
GUANGZHOU CHINA.



Re: Us$5.8Million 48hours Transfer immediately



Dear Friend.



I am Prof. Eric Salem Sr. the Executive Director of CITIC BANK OF CHINA (CBC), since my assumption of office, I have been able to offset most Overdue Contract sums (USD$5.8Million) owed by the Government of China to Foreign contractors in the past years.



In the process of these payments I discovered through investigation that my predecessor was about to move the above-mentioned sum, but was unable to conclude the transaction before he was removed out of office. I kept this within myself and I requested for the bank code change, this was done successfully for my predecessor not to have access to the bank information. The fund originated from the balance of over-invoiced sum and Inflated government contracts of which the principal sum had been paid to foreign contactors that executed their contract some years ago. This fund is now floating in a suspense account of our bank and will be moved by electronic telegraphic transfer within 48hours in another way bank transfer of perfection of your account coordinates. I have concluded all necessary Arrangements to move this fund out; contacting you on this issue became imperative to owing to the fact that the transfer cannot be effected without a second party involved.



Therefore, what is required from you is trust and honesty, no further documentation; just to change the ownership to your name. I will forward an account where my share will be further transferred to, when the money reaches your bank. At the moment I can only give information that are reasonably able to assist the transaction without jeopardizing my personal effort on this transaction.

You can email me now with your details to indicate your wiliness to esalem01@gmail.com



1, Your Full Names/ADDRESS

2, Your Cell Telephone/Number Number

3, Profession

4, Age/Sex

5, Marital Status

6, Mailing Address



Thanks in advance for a mutual and fruitful business proposal.



Regards,

Dr. Eric Salem Sr.
Executive Director,
CITIC BANK OF CHINA (CBC)

NOTE: YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY ALTERNATIVE E-MAIL ADRESS; esalem01@gmail.com or PHONE # 8613926473776.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam