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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: STELLA MAWULE <stellamawule@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 12:43:41 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED ---DEAR FRIEND


DEAREST ONE IN THE LORD,

WITH PRESUMED RELIANCE PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR NAME AND CONTACT FROM THE INTERNET.
I PRAYED OVER IT AND SELECTED YOUR NAME AMONG OTHER NAMES DUE TO IT'S ESTEEMING NATURE AND THE CONVICTION I DEVELOPED ON YOU AS A REPUTABLE AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON I CAN DO BUSINESS WITH AND BY MY CONVICTION, I MUST NOT HESISTATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE BUSINESS.

I AM STELLA MAWULE , THE DAUGHTER OF LATE DOCTOR AND MRS KODJO MAWULE . MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN LOME , THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF TOGO IN WEST AFRICA.

BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS.
WHEN OUR MOTHER DIED ON THE 29TH OCTOBER 1998, MY FATHER TOOK US SO SPECIAL BECAUSE WE ARE MOTHERLESS. BEFORE THE DEATH OF OUR FATHER ON 2ND JUNE 2001 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN LOME .

HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF US$ 10,582,000 (TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO THOUSAND, UNITED STATES DOLLARS) DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN LOME.

THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS FIRST ISSUE FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND.
HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES. THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY WITH MY BORTHER AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE, (SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).

SIR,WE HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
1)TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO

(2)TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE I AM A GIRL OF 24 YEARS AND MY BROTHER MIKE IS 18

(3)TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR US TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THE MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED.

MOREOVER, SIR,WE ARE WILLING TO OFFER YOU 30%OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS. FURTHERMOIRE, WHILE 10 PERCENT WILL GO FOR CHARITY DONATION.

YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING US AS WE BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN FOURTEEN (14) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY INTEREST TO ASSIST US.


ANTICAIPTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

BEST REGARDS TO YOU
STELLA MAWULE


---------------------------------
Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam