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: "John Thomas" <barrister_jt@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:45:31 +0000
Subject: Your Indulgence....

Dear Partner,
My name is Barr. John Thomas. A Nigeria based lawyer,I want to use this
medium to seek for your assistance in a business transaction which is of
mutual benefit. A French man called late Mr.Serge Juery, who was an Oil
Merchant/Contractor until his death in Tsunami Disaster,My client traveld to
Thailand to visit his family and was so unfortunate to have been involved in
the Disaster along with all his family leaving nobody behind. And before his
death he had a balance of $15.5million USD,with a bank here in Nigeria and
the bank now expects any of his available next of kin to claim the fund. To
this regard, I am contacting you being the lawyer to the deceased as I have
been directed by the board of Trustees of the deceased bank to look for the
deceased next of kin, which I have done and found out that he has no next of
kin which means that these funds will be lost to the government.In order to
avert this development, I seek your indulgence to have you stand as late
Mr.Serge Juery next of kin so that the fund will be subsequently transferred
and paid into your account. On indicating your interest, all the documents
to enable you get this funds will be carefully worked out, and i am are
assuring you a 100% risk free transaction. You will be allowed to retain 30%
of the total amount after the transaction. If this proposal is okay by you,
and you wish to take advantage of the trust bestowed on you.

The fellowing details will be needed from you:
Your Full Name: ______________________________
Date of Birth(day/month/year):______________________
Your Complete Address (Physical Address With Zip Code) :
______________________________________________
Name of City of Residence: _______________________
Occupation: ___________________________________
Telephone Number:______________________________
Mobile Number:_________________________________
Fax Number:___________________________________
Email (Private)__________________________________

Please kindly get back to me through this email address: bjt_555@yahoo.co.uk

Hope to hear from you soonest.

Best Regards,
Barrister John Thomas.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam