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: "alexis silvian" <asilvian@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:02:40 +0000
Subject: I ask for your earnest trusst

From Mr.Alexis Silvian

Tel.:+27-826-349-482
Fax; +27-837-561-471

Attn; Stolte,

Hoping that this message reaches you in good condition of health.

I am Major Alexis Silvian, a Congolese citizen and i am presently residing
at No. 233 Trevor Street, off Rose bank Estate, Midrand 2060, Johannesburg -
South Africa.

I was formally the Financial assistance to the Late former President Kabila
who was assasinated on January 2001.I am writing to solicit your sincere
co-operation in order to redeem an investment interest which I am currently
planning to undertake with a very good and God fearing person who will not
in any way betray my trust and confidence.

During my (17 years) of service in the office of the military in Congo
(DRC), I was able to inherit some amount of money from my Late President
Kabila because I was very close to him. He gave me this amount
$11,500,000.00 (Eleveen Million five hundred thousand United States Dollars)
to deposit for him on my name in a Private Security Company in South Africa,
while I was on a mission in South Africa, soon, I got the sad news that the
President was assasinated, and because of fear and tension, I was forced to
stay in South Africa.

I then invited my wife and two kids to stay with me in South Afica where we
are now seeking political asylum.

After waiting for two years, I now decide to transfer the consignment (Fund)
from the Private Security Company in South Africa where it was deposited, to
your account for investment since I am presently doing nothing in South
Africa.

Please I want to assure you that this transaction is very genuine and risk
free.
I am ready to compensate you with 25% of the total sum, and 10%for the
expenses encured during the transaction.You can call me on the phone numbers
above or write me via the email.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Warm regards,
Mr.Alexis Silvian.

_________________________________________________________________
More precise, more powerful - try the all-new MSN Search!
http://search.msn.co.za

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam