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.
• 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.
  • belisma_washburn_66@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Belisma Washburn <belismaw44@msn.com>
Reply-To: <Belisma_washburn_66@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 07:28:03 +0000
Subject: Need Trusted Person





Beloved,

I am drenched with tears while writing this short message to you. It was heartbreaking news to me few previous days when my doctor notified me on complications on my heath condition which he officially made known to me. He further stressed that the complication I had in my human mechanism as a result of a secondary liver cancer which have destroyed all the organs in my body system. According to him, his said that this complication will lead to my imminent death since no medication can alleviate the high system of deformation I am encountering at this point of time in my system.

In the view of the above, I’m quest to find a trustworthy and upright individual whom I will entrust the sum of $3.5 million USD has lead me to you. The said fund was acquired by me as inheritance from my adopted father who dies as a result of political crisis which erupted among his most political associate and business clique.

I will make available to you all information and officially authorized document which will endorse your claim as the beneficiary to the fund in question in the finance house where the fund was lodged by my adopted father. I have map out the modality on how the fund will be apportion. 25% of the principal amount of the money will be dish out to you, 10% for expenses incured and while 65% will be allot to any charitable or orphanage home of your preference.

My motive to dispense the funds to a charity and orphanage home were I grew up as an orphan and do not have any heirs hitherto.

Upon your acceptance to this proposal kindly get back to me on my personal email: Belisma_washburn_66@hotmail.com.

Belisma Washburn

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam