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: "BENJAMIN COKER" <benjamincoker@morgananderson-associates.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:40:17 +0000
Subject: TEST FROM BENJAMIN COKER


Greetings in the name of God.



l am Barrister Benjamin Coker the Chairman of Nigeria port authority (NPA).
I write with the references to the above subject and regret the
impossibility that it has obviously become to make Inter bank wire transfer
from Nigeria that has become impossible due to ungoing investigation of fund
from Nigeria.Presently it is estremely dangerous to wire fund from Nigeria
due to Notoriuos characters which Nigeria has assumed in the last 10years. I
am seeking your confident to let you know this,I am presently the chairman
of Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA)the panel over seeing contract of
reactivation through out the fedration including the neighbouring country.

Now,There is some amount of money that has been registered as (film
material) in a financial security company($28.5m)Twenty eight million five
hundren thousand US dollars.Now registered as a diplomatic consignmnet on
transit.

The consignment is already with a financial security compnay in europe. Note
Sir, My problem is not getting out the fund from Nigeria but mangaing the
fund in transit until it is deposited in a foreign account.I there for need
your coopertion to send on your behalf and solicit for the release of the
consignment as a diplomat that you are the benefeciary of this consignment.I
have planned out the modalities to execute this transaction within 7 working
days.This will enable us to change all relevant document to your
personal/company's name as the bonafide beneficiary of the fund. SHARE 50%
WILL BE FOR ME 40% WILL BE FOR YOU STANDING AS THE BENEFICIARY AND 10% WILL
BE FOR THE EXPENSES BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL.

Please if you are interested send to me the following information:

( 1.)Your full detailed address/resident/office

(2.)Your telephone and fax number to enable change the deposit certificate
and other document on your behalf as the bonafide beneficiary of the
consignment.Please this arrangement should be secretely handled between both
parties involved in this transaction.

Thanks
Best regards
Barrister Benjamin Coker.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam