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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • sanda_karim2006@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: karim sanda <sanda_karim43@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <sanda_karim2006@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:04:32 +0000
Subject: Urgent Needed please.



DU BUREAU DE Dr.SANDA KARIM. Officier De Crédit & Chef Bureau de Change BANK OF AFRICA (BOA). Ouagadougou-Burkina Faso. Bonjour! Tout d’abord je ne saurai commencer ce message sans solliciter votre confiance, votre disponibilité, votre discrétion. Tout ceci parce que c’est une affaire classée top secret et d’une extrême urgence ; raison pour laquelle nous vous avons contacté par courrier électronique. Sachant que c’est une affaire qui aux yeux de n’importe qui attirera des inquiétudes et beaucoup de peur ; je tiens donc a vous rassurer que tout ira bien, vous ne courrez aucun danger jusqu'à la fin de l’opération. PRESENTATION: Je suis Monsieur Dr.Sanda Karim. Officier de Crédit et Chef du Bureau de Change à la BANK OF AFRICA Burkina Faso ; Je viens vers vous pour vous faire part de la situation suivante qui se présente dans notre institution bancaire. MA PROPOSITION: Un homme de nationalité Américaine,le défunt physicien Dr.George Brumley, âgé de 68 ans, exportateur de pétrole et en contrat avec le gouvernement libyen est décédé des suites d’un crash aérien au KENYA le samedi 19 Juillet 2003 avec toute sa famille ne laissant derrière lui personne pour reclamer ses biens. Ce monsieur ayant un compte d’une valeur De 17 Millions de dollars Américain (Dix Sept millions de dollars Américain) somme que le gouvernement s’apprête a léguer à un membre de sa famille qui se présenterait comme héritier pouvant fournir les preuves nécessaires ; or les efforts multiples ont été faits par la BANK OF AFRICA pour retrouver les membres de sa famille ce qui s’est avérée impossible ; alors pour des raisons donc nous venons de vous faire part, nous (mon collègue et moi) avons décidés de vous solliciter en vous faisant passer pour un membre de la famille du défunt ; opportunité bien sûr qui sera appuyée et dirigée par nous, car étant des cadres de la banque nous savons comment procéder pour entrer en possession de cette somme; si non une partie de ladite somme sera versée au fisc de notre pays, l’autre sera financée pour combattre les épidémies tel que le conseil d’administration de la banque a décidé. Tous les documents et preuves nécessaires que la banque vous demandera vous seront bien sûr fournis par nous, ce qui permettra que le virement Des 17 millions de dollars Américain (dix sept millions de dollars Américain) soit fait dans le compte votre banque entant que bénéficiaire. Encore une fois nous vous rassurons que c’est une affaire ou vous ne courrez aucun risque nous vous demandons tout simplement de faire agir votre sens de discrétion et tout se passera sans problème. L’essentiel étant dit, nous vous présentons avec votre accord bien sûr comment le partage se fera après le transfert de cette somme dans votre compte bancaire : Vous aurez 30% en tant qu’associé. Lors du partage 5% seront mis de côté pour rembourser les dépenses que nous effectuerons vous et moi pendant la transaction. Sachant que vous méritez la confiance que nous vous faisons en acceptant cette préposition, pour faire plus ample connaissance nous vous prions de nous envoyer votre numéro de téléphone et fax. Pour d'amples informations sur la tragique histoire du Dr.George Brumley, veuillez consulter le Site WEB suivant:"http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html " Nous vous transmettons notre sympathie et notre considération.PS: reponse svp par: sanda_karim2006@yahoo.fr Dr.sanda karim._________________________________________________________________ FROM MR.SANDA KARIM, THE MANAGER FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT, AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK(ADB) BURKINA FASO. Dear Friend, (TOP SECRET) I am MR.sanda karim , the manager in charge of auditing and accounting section of Africa Development Bank.(ADB) Ouagadougou Burkina-faso West Africa ,with due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction . During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased person Dr. GEORGE BRUMLEY who died with his wife and their only daughter on 31 July 2000 in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation before our discovery to this development. The said amount was 1.700.000 de dollars Amricain(One million Seven hundred thousand usd) As it may interest you to know, I got your impressive information through internation search in Burkina-faso here in Ouagadougou Burkina-faso. Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put in place and directives and the needed information will be relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit your self to this great business opportunity. In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification and clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money will be remitted from to your own designation bank account. I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 35% of the total sum as gratification, while 55% will be for me as the founder of the deal,while 10% will be for expenses. Please, you have been adviced to keep "top secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after we conclude this deal with you. I will be monitoraing the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask me to come down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your country or any country you advice us to invest in. For more informations about Dr. GEORGE BRUMLEY tragic story, pleasesearch the following WEB SITE:" http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html " MR.sanda karim
_________________________________________________________________
Play free games, earn tickets, get cool prizes! Join Live Search Club. 
http://club.live.com/home.aspx?icid=CLUB_wlmailtextlink

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam