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: "Daniel Ottis"<director.itau@bank.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:36:36 -0300
Subject: If You Are Intrested Contact Me Immediatily

Dear:
Compliment of the day to you! I am Daniel Ottis the branch Manager of
Brazilian Banco Itaú here in URUGUAY. today due to the economic crise
banco Itaú are geting casting/collapse,In the process of auditing our
accounts this quarter, I discovered that there is a dormant account with
the sum of Three Hundred and Thirthy six Million URUGUAYOS
PESOS(336,00000) which is One Million Four Hundred Thousand US dollars
(1.400,0000) trapped in it. After thorough verifications and
investigations, I discovered that the account owner is a foreigner his
from SPAIN and that he is dead. This money can be paid to the relatives
of our late customer only through our head office,before our banco quit
from here in uruguay I have contacted you
to present you as the next of kin to the deceased before our head office
so that the money in the dormant account will be paid to you. The reason
i contacted you to stand as the deceased next of kin is because the
deceased operated this account secretly without the knowledge of anyone
because he lied during his divorce that he didn't have any wealth except
those he declared before the court and for this reason, he kept an open
next of kin to this account. Since the dormant account is domiciled in
my branch, I will provide you with all necessary information from my
branch to back you up as the next of kin at our head office. I will also
write a letter to our head office from my branch recommending that you
are indeed the true next of kin to the deceased. In view of this, I am
seeking for your co-operation and understanding to stand as the next of
kin to our deceased customer to enable us claim the fund from our banco.
If this idea is accepted by you, kindly reply to me at my private
email,danielottis@fastmail.net and upon your reply, I will give you
details. On getting your response, we shall discuss on the percentage
ratio to share the money upon conclusion. Note that this mail is
intended to you the Director of banco Itaú:
Address 18 Julio,Punta Carretas,
Punta del Este Uruguay

Head Office:Zabala 1463
11000 Montevideo, Uruguay



Have a Nice Day

Daniel Ottis.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam