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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Alex Mamadou" <alexmamadou@sohu.com>
Reply-To: ack_alex@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:38:48 GMT
Subject: How is your Health,


SG93IGlzIHlvdXIgSGVhbHRoLA0KRnJvbSBBbGV4IA0KSSBhbSBNciBBbGV4IE1hbWFkb3UgZnJv
bSBTaWVycmEgTGVvbmUgYnV0IHJlc2lkaW5nIGluIEl2b3J5IENvYXN0IGluIEFmcmljYS4gSXQg
aXMgbXkgZGVzaXJlIHRvIGNvbnRhY3QgeW91IG9uIGhvbmVzdHkgYW5kIHNpbmNlcml0eSB0byBh
c3Npc3QgbWUgaW4gdHJhbnNmZXJyaW5nIHRoZSBzdW0gb2YgJDgsMDAwLDAwMChFaWdodCBNaWxs
aW9uIFVuaXRlZCBTdGF0ZXMgRG9sbGFycykgaW5oZXJpdGVkIGZyb20gbXkgZmF0aGVyIGxhdGUg
TXIuIEt1bWEgdG8geW91ciBjb3VudHJ5IGZvciBpbnZlc3RtZW50LiAgTXkgaW50ZW50aW9uIG9m
IGNvbnRhY3RpbmcgeW91IGlzIHRvIGhlbHAgbWUgdG8gc2VjdXJlIG15IGluaGVyaXRlZCBmdW5k
LCB3aGljaCBteSBsYXRlIGZhdGhlciBwYWNrYWdlZCBpbiBhIGJveCBhbmQgZGVwb3NpdGVkIGl0
IHdpdGggb25lIG9mIHRoZSBzZWN1cml0eSBDb21wYW55IGhlcmUgaW4gbnVyYnVyZ3JpbmcgY291
bnRyeSBBYmlkamFuIENvdGUgRCAnSXZvaXJlIFdlc3QgQWZyaWNhIGFuZCBkZWNsYXJlZCBpdCB0
byB0aGVtIGFzIChGQU1JTFkgVkFMVUFCTEVTKSBub3QgYXMgbW9uZXksIER1ZSB0byB0aGUgY3Jp
c2VzIGluIG15IGNvdW50cnkgU2llcnJhIExlb25lIG15IGxhdGUgZmF0aGVyIG1vdmVkIHRoaXMg
ZnVuZCBoZXJlIGFuZCBkZXBvc2l0ZWQgaXQgd2l0aCBhIHNlY3VyaXR5IGNvbXBhbnkgYXMgdGhl
IGJhbmtzIHdhcyBub3Qgd29ya2luZyB0aGVuLCBJIGFtIG1vdGl2YXRlZCBpbiBjb250YWN0aW5n
IHlvdSBhbmQgaG9wZSB0byBncmFkdWFsbHkgYnVpbGQgdHJ1c3QsIHJlbGF0aW9uc2hpcCBhbmQg
Y29uZmlkZW5jZSBpbiB5b3UgYXMgSSBnZXQgdG8ga25vdyB5b3UgYmV0dGVyLiANClNvIHBsZWFz
ZSBJIHdhbnQgdG8ga25vdyBpZiB5b3Ugd2lsbCBiZSBvZiBhc3Npc3RhbmNlIGJ1dCBmaXJzdCBJ
IHdhbnQgdG8gZ2V0IHRvIGtub3cgeW91IGJldHRlci4gSSBhbSB3aWxsaW5nIHRvIG9mZmVyIHlv
dSAkMSw2MDAsMDAwKE9uZSBNaWxsaW9uIFNpeCBIdW5kcmVkIFRob3VzYW5kIFVuaXRlZCBTdGF0
ZXMgRG9sbGFycykgZm9yIHlvdXIgZWZmb3J0IGlucHV0IGFmdGVyIHRoZSBzdWNjZXNzZnVsIHRy
YW5zZmVyIG9mIHRoaXMgbW9uZXkgYW5kIGludmVzdG1lbnQgb2YgdGhlIG1vbmV5IGluIHlvdXIg
Y291bnRyeSAuIEluZGljYXRlIHlvdXIgaW50ZXJlc3QgdG93YXJkcyBhc3Npc3RpbmcgbWUgYnkg
c2VuZGluZyB5b3VyIHBob25lICMgYW5kIGFkZHJlc3Mgc28gdGhhdCBJIGNhbiBjb21tdW5pY2F0
ZSB3aXRoIHlvdSBhdCBhbnkgdGltZS4gSSB3aWxsIGJlIHdhaXRpbmcgZm9yIHlvdXIgcmVzcG9u
c2UuIA0KVGhhbmtzIEFsZXggVGVsZXBob25lKzAwMjI1IDQ1NTcxMTg5IFJlcGx5IHZpYShhX21h
bWFkb3UxQHlhaG9vLmNvLmpw

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam