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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Walter Footman" <walter_footman@msn.com>
Reply-To: walter_footman@sify.com
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 10:46:39 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPOND NEEDED

MY DEAR,
I WISH TO INTRODUCE YOU TO A BUSINESS DEAL WHICH WOULD BE BENEFIT BOTH OF US
AND WHICH HAS TO KEPT CONFIDENCIAL FOR THE PURPOSE THEREOF .

I AM BARRISTER WALTER FOOTMAN A LAWYER BASED IN ENGLAND .I WISH TO SEEK YOUR
CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE CLIENT [MRS ANNE
CELINE] WHO DIED SOME YEARS AGO YEAR LEAVING BEHIND THE SUM OF TEN MILLION
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS{10.200.000.00} AND NO NEXT OF KIN TO
INHERIT THE MONEY. WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH LIBERTY SECURITY FINANCE . THEY
HAVE ISSUED ME A NOTICE TO PROVIDE THE NEXT OF KIN OF LATE [MRS ANNE CELINE]
WITHIN TEN WORKING DAYS FOR THE FACT THAT I HAVE UNSUCCESSFULL IN LOCATING
ANY OF HER RELATIVES FOR OVER 8 MONTHS .WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE AND MY
PROFESSIONAL ADVISE WE CAN GET ACCESS TO THE MONEY .I WOULD LIKE TO INVEST
MY SHARE OF THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR POSITTIVE RESPONSE AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVINIENCE AND
IF POSSIBLE SEND ALONG YOUR TELPHONE NUMBER ,YOUR CORRECT ADDRESS AND NAME
SO I CAN CALL TO GIVE YOU FURTHER INFORMATION.

REGARDS
BARRISTER WALTER FOOTMAN

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam