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 states 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)
  • "robert mugabe" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • mickelsonmosola26@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mickelson simmens" <mmosola03@live.co.za>
Reply-To: <mosolasimmensmickelson@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:42:14 -0600
Subject: from Mickelson.Feb,23th.2009.URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL.


FROM, MICKELSON MOSOLA SIMMENS
17, WRIGHT STREET,
BRAAMFONTEIN, JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.


My Dear,

URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
Obviously I need urgent assistant of a foreign investor to transfer sum
amount of fund that belongs to me as INHERITANCE FUND from my late beloved
father, my reason of transferring the fund is to invest the fund in to REAL
ESTATE DEVELOPER in your country since I am no longer comfortable to
continue staying here in this country to go into any kind of business for
my dear life.



My name is MR.MICKELSON MOSOLA SIMMENS the son of MR. FRANK IVAN SIMMENS of
Zimbabwe; it was the current crisis against the farmers in Zimbabwe from the
support of our President ROBERT MUGABE to claim all the white owned farms to
his camp. my father was one of the successful black farmers in my country
that opposed against MUGABE'S will and ideas, do to he opposed his idea,
his cambers invaded our farms, burnt everything in the farms, killed my
father and looted most valuable properties that belongs to my late father.


Meanwhile, before his death, he deposited US$24.8M (TWENTY FOUR MILLION,
EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) with a private security
company which I will disclose to you as soon as we move forward to
successful of the transaction. I agree to offer you 30% of the total fund if
it pleases you to help me out to secure this fund and to help me to register
a business in my name in your country as soon as the fund is successfully
transferred into your country.


Thanks,
Yours truly,
MICKELSON MOSOLA SIMMENS.
(For the family).
CELL:27-73-361-0954
EMAIL: mickelsonmosola26@yahoo.it


PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON IN MY COUNTRY ZIMBABWE.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam