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: "Williams Tuwa" <williamstuwa@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 03:52:57 +0200
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL.

FROM : MR WILLIAMS TUWA.
22 OLIVIER ST, BEREA .
JOHANESSBURG,SOUTH AFRICA
TELE:27-84-876-4192.
E-MAIL:williamstuwa@hotmail.com




Att: Managing Director | CEO .


I am Mr Williams Tuwa,the first son of Dr Steven Tuwa,the former Minister of
finance in the defunct SierraLeone. With regards to the detailed
information and recommendation of your company by the South AfricanTrande
Journal, I wish to request for the confidential transfer of Twenty Seven
Million United States Dollars(US$27,000,000.00) into your company’s or your
private account for safe keeping because of the political problem in my
country.

This money is some of the acquired wealth of my late father when he was the
Minister of finance in the Republic of Sierra Leone, he deposited it in a
Security and Finance Company here in South Africa because he was not granted
the right to operate an account due to his position in Government, He
avoided all traces as to ensure the safety of his hard earned money for
future investment purpose. However in his “Will” which was authenticated by
our lawyer. He drew my attention to this money with all depository
agreement entered between him and the Security Company which is now in my
possession.

Following these unprecedented problem, I was therefore obliged to seek for a
reliable God-fearing person who will assist my mother, myself and junior
ones to ensure that this fund leaves South Africa because my country in now
having a cordial relationship with South Africa and I wouldn’t want to
jeopardize the safety of this money.

My mother, myself and my junior ones have unanimously resorted to offer you
30% of this money, should you assist us to enable the transfer of the fund
and keep 70% for our future investment in your country.

All I want from you now, is for you to come down to South Africa and assist
me by opening a non-resident account in your name where this money will be
deposited in readiness for an onward transfer to your personal bank account
abroad, since I am an asylum seeker here, as such I cannot operate an
account here in South Africa, I have also made all necessary
arrangemens with both our banker and our lawyer in order to assist us and
ensure a smooth transfer of this fund into your account.

Please kindly reply this message through this e-mail address or telephone
numbers above in order to ensure a more elaborate discussion of this matter.

I am yours truly,

MR WILLIAMS TUWA.

_________________________________________________________________
Startle on online friend with a 'nudge' - one of the great new features in
Messenger 7.0! http://messenger.msn.co.za?DI=1054&XAPID=2532

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam