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.

Fraud email example:

From: "mrsrosafamily@handbag.com " <mrsrosafamily@handbag.com>
Reply-To: mrsrosaprivate@libero.it
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 01:44:08 -0800
Subject: Dear Beloved,

Dear Beloved,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1839000/1839252.stm

I got your contact in my search for a trustworthy foreigner that will assist
me in my present predicament, as I don?t even know whom to trust so I allowed
the spirit of God to lead me. Firstly let me introduce my self.

I am Mrs. Rosa Jonas Savimbi, wife of the late leader of the National Union
of the total Liberation of Angola(U.N.I.T.A) who died on the February 22
2002 by the bullet of the ruling government troop.My late husband was controlling
the northern part ofAngola as a rebel leader which is blessed with a huge
deposit of diamonds this my late husband used to his advantage, mining and
selling thesediamond to foreign individuals and government in return for
huge amount of US Dollars and ammunitions that is part of the reasons couple
with determinationwhy he was able to sustain his troop for 30 years of civil
war .Before his untimely death He left a huge amount of money which amount
to $15.6million (Fifteen million,six Hundred United state dollars) he kept
the money under my care in case of inventuality so that the future of me
and our children will be secure.

when we heard the bad news of his death, his trusted aid moved me and the
children and members of our family out of our hiding, we traveled in a fish
boat to Port Oron, Calabar Nigeria from where I am making this contact.

The money has been coded and secretly deposited in a security company and
declared as ?FAMILY TREASURE? for onward courier to a reliable foreigner
in an advanced economy like your country for safe keep And Investment. I
am offering you 20% of the total money if you will assist me to move this
money out of its present location as the foreignbeneficiary, while I an
my family will have 80%. (Its Negotiable). I am assuring you that this transaction
is risk free as we have put allthe logistics in place to make it successful
all we need from you is your co-operation and sincerity of purpose. Power
of Attorney/Transferof right and priviledges would be issued in your Name.


I will wait for your response before I can open up the modus- operandi this
transaction to you in detail.

Please read the below Africa news regarding my Late Husband Jonas Savimbi(May
his soul rest in perfect
peace.Amen...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1839000/1839252.stm

Thanks for your understanding,

Regards,
Mrs Rosa Jonas Savimbi

___________________________________________________________

FREE weekend phone calls! NO monthly fee, NO contract!

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/services/smarttalk/?StartupCode=OL063&srccode=COD_563

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam