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:
  • "million united state 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: arina khadel <arina-kk69@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <arina_khadel27@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 11:21:32 +0000
Subject: From Mrs Arina Khadel



>From Mrs Arina Khadel
23 bp Bengerville Avenue
Abidjan,Cote D'Ivoire
West African

I deem it a respect and honour as well as priviledge to write you, on my deep conviction about you,after my deligent search for a honest and trustworthy someone of which I have chosen you to assist me for the execution of this project that is at hand.

My name is MRS ARINA KHADEL,foreign operation manager of a bank here in Abidjan, Ivory Coast West Africa.

On 16th day of September 2002, I was approached by MR ROBERT JONES(Director of Tobacco Distributors in CI ) to use my office for the onward transfer of US$ 6,000,000.00(Six Million United State Dollars) he deposited in our Instituion,into his foreign account.

After four days of his approaching ,I heard over the radio, that MR ROBERT JONES and his entire family was killed by Rebels who want to overthrow the democratically elected government of President Laurent Gbagbo,because they was supporting the present Government. since then nobody comes for the fund.

I secured this documents in my own private files,because it is my own opportunity to divert the fund for my own mutual benefit, I am the only one that is in control of this account,inwhich I have all the available necessary information for the legal transfer of this fund into any account you will provide.

Again I want to let you know that it will take us 7 working days to conclude this transaction which you have to cooperate very well to authenticate this claim.Your partnership will be rewarded with 50% of the total amount of this fund to see successful transfer of this money into your account while 50% will be for me.

I am looking forward to hear your positive response so that I will details you the mode of execution.

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Yours Faithfully, MRS ARINA KHADEL.
_________________________________________________________________
Appelez vos amis de PC à PC -- C'EST GRATUIT
http://get.live.com/messenger/overview

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam