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.

Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +34635862335 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • richwilson444@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. RICHARD WILSON" <rich@ozu.es>
Reply-To: richwilson444@netscape.net
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:08:52 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP.


RE: PROPOSAL FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP.
Dear friend,
With all sincerity my name is Mr. Richard Wilson, a practicing financial Services consultant representing the late Mr. Christopher Koto, my late client who died Recently during the Tsunami flood disaster in Asia, leaving some estate funds amounting (US$8.600 000:00) eight million, six hundred thousand United states dollars deposited with a finance and self-deposit firm here in Spain.
Since he died, I have received from his Finance house, an order of MANDAMUS, Mandating me to locate any of his relatives/confidant for purpose of preparing them to receive the deposited sum.However, the fund may be donated to trust fund if there is no response to this mandamus within the period the Finance house permitted the search. I am currently in Madrid and I decide to seek your collaboration in confidence.
To permit me present you to the Finance house as the beneficiary/next of kin to the deceased. There is evidence to back up our claims on presenting you as the only rightful beneficiary to the fund/money.All I require is your cooperation to work it out. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach of the
law. Please reach me with your personal details. I will be sending you the transaction details immediately.
I repeat I have covered every legal side of the transaction. Respond most urgent. I anticipate your urgent response to enable us meet the required date.
Please reply through phone+34 635862335, or E-mail: richwilson444@netscape.net
Best Regards
Richard Wilson ESQ.
Senior Partner

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam