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

Fraud email example:

From: "maryg1009@terra.es" <maryg1009@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 20:50:47 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: READ MY FAVORABLE BUSINESS OFFER!!


FROM: JAMES GEORGE.
TEL: 01134 600 374 412.

Dear Good Friend,
How are you today? Hope you are doing great? I decided to write you because I have no other alternative since after the death of my father in the hands of the bad government of my country. It has been very difficult for me on how to safeguard box money my late father left for me with Security Company in Holland before his death. My late father packaged this money inside a box as family artifact. So right I want you to act as the new beneficiary on my behalf and claim box of money. I will give you 30% of the total money.

My name is James George from Darfur Sudan in Africa. I and my mother and my two duaghters are presently in Spain in the Europe as an asylum seeker under Spanish Government. We fled out of my country after the bad government of my country killed my father due to my father was activist and opposition to the bad government of my country.

So if you accept to assist me claim the box of money out from Security Company in Holland, please reply me back with your full name and your mailing address with your company name if you have, also include your home phone number and cell phone number when you are replying for easy communication. I will give you entire necessary documents to back you up, to enable you claim the box of money legally. Note the Security Company in charge of my box of money does not know that the box in their position contains money; therefore do not tell them when you start communicating with them.

Lastly if you claim the consignment and deposit the funds to checking account, we will then come over to your country to live for the rest of our life, and most importantly to invest our own share of the money in your country and for my duaghter to continue their Education. I am waiting eagerly to hear from you, God bless you and your family.

Sincerely,
James George.





Ahora tambi&eacute;n puedes acceder a tu correo Terra desde el m&oacute;vil.

Inf&oacute;rmate pinchando aqu&iacute;.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam