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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
  • akajiugopaul@yahoo.co.nz

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: akajiugopaul@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:19:58 +0530 (IST)
Subject: IS FOR YOUR GOOD EFFORTS.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: janetsunset71@yahoo.in



- Dear Friend,Seasons greeting to you,I hope all is well together with your family,if so glory be to God almighty.Well, Sorry to hear this news and understand that the fault is not from me.I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from paraguay. Presently i'm in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share of totalsum.mean while, i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me intransferring this funds despite that it failed us some how.Now contact my secretary in Benin his name is Mr Paul Akajiugo on his e-mail address stated below: EMAIL: akajiugopaul@yahoo.co.nz Ask him to send you the total Amount of $800,000.00 United State Dollars which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touched with my secretary and instruct him where to send the check And send him your contact information like.Your Full NameYour Home AddressYour PhoneNumberYour CellNumberYour OccupationYour CountryYour AgeSex A copy of your IdentitySo that he will submit it to the courier company where i directed him for the check to be sent to your designated address without any delay.Please do let me know immediately if you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time ok I am very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having at hand,BesT Regards,Mrs.Janet Sunset.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam