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: mailmolefe@box.az
Date: Thu, 01 Jan 1998 05:13:50 +0200
Subject: SOUTH AFRICA

Engineer Williams Molefe
Ministry of Public Works South-Africa.
Privat Fax: 27-11-5076986

Attn: THE PRESIDENT/MANAGING DIRECTOR

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Engineer Williams Molefe, a Director of the Contracts Award and Review Department with the Ministry of Public Works South-Africa. I am contacting you on the business involving the transfer of US$32m (Thirty Two Million United States Dollars only) into a safe foreign account and the need is very urgent. I hereby write to solicit for the transfer of this funds
into your bank account as the beneficiary.

SOURSE OF FUNDS:

The funds was generated from normal commercial activities here in South Africa. Through a contract that was awarded in favor of a construction company (Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd). The contract was for a 13.7km expressway of new road constructed between Johannesburg and Cape Town. The contract was over invoiced to the tune of $32m. I hereby write for your assistance and partnership by providing a convenient bank account were the
funds can be transferred in your names/company as the beneficiary becuase as a civil servant here in South Africa I am not permitted to own a foreign accounts due to civil service code of conduct in South Africa. However my present financial resources as a civil servant will not be sufficient for me to handle the transfer alone successfully without financial assistance from a reliable foreign partner abroad like you.

YOUR ROLE:

All I need from you is to STAND AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE SAID FUNDS AND PROVIDE A CONVENIENT BANK ACCOUNT FOR THE TRANSFER of the above quoted sum which has already been deposited in a suspense bank account with the Reserve Bank of South Africa where the final crediting is expected to be carried out . Meanwhile we shall secure various legaldocumentation that will back up our claims i your name/company and the apex bank will transfer the funds into your bank account as the approved beneficiary.

As soon as I receive your rersponse indicating your willingness to workout this transaction with me, I would email you with all the necessary modalities and disbursement ratio to suite both parties without any conflict.

However, if this proposal is acceptable by you, endeavor to reach me immediately confirming your acceptance.

Your early response will be much appreciated.

Best regards,

WILLIAMS MOLEFE

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam