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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "chief okafor" <chiefokaforsunday@msn.com>
Reply-To: chiefokaforsunday@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 22:22:09 +0000
Subject: CHIEF MRS SUNDAY,

CHIEF MRS SUNDAY,
WEMA BANK PLC
LAGOS NIGERIA

RE: TRANSFER OF ($19,780,000.00 USD) NINETEEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED AND
EITHY THUSAND DOLLARS(URGENT &CONFIDENTIAL)

Dear Friend,

I have the honor and confidence to introduce you to this business in view of
the fact that you are
trustworthy and reliable. I am Chief Mrs Sunday. I work in the foreign
Payment Department of WEMA BANK PLC LAGOS NIGERIA.


There is an account opened in our bank in 1990 but since 1996 nobody has
operated on this account again. After a private investigation I discovered
that the owner of this account was the manager of U.MARTINES CO.LTD - a
foreigner who has since died without having
a beneficially to this account.My investigation proved to me also that
nobody from the company knows about this account since the company has not
become operational. The amount contained in this account is US$19,780,000
USD. It is my wish and intention to take this fund abroad for investment.

My colleague and I will need you to set up a new account for thistransfer
and send to us Or you might send an existing account with no fund in it for
us to use. We will use normal banking proceedure to transfer the fund
legally. I will bring my position and influence to facilitate transfer
immediately by legal means. What we request is absolute secrecy and
confidentiality. And that you will never never disappoint us when fund is
transfered to your account. There is no risk to this business as I will
follow the normal banking proceedure.


When this fund is transfered to any account you will provide I will bring
all documents used in this
process to destroy them in your presence when I come over for my share.
Sharing shall be 20% for you, 75% for me and the emaining 5% to offset any
expenses done by each party cause in business every cent spent counts.
Contact me urgently at for the way forward.


Best Regards,
CHIEF MRS SUNDAY

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam