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: "joseph abram" <joseph_abram1@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 13:27:16 +0000
Subject: URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL

ATTENTION:
PRESIDENT / CEO.
Dear Sir,

It is with heartfelt desire and confidence that I solicit for your total
co-operation and assistance in this forwarded business proposal that will be
of mutual benefit, to you and us. It mighty surprise you to received
proposal that involves huge sum of this magnitude, but after a thorough
study of you your profiles, which was recommended to me from the South
African chamber of commerce and industries, I developed the confidence that
you are capable of handling this transaction.

The detail of the transaction is as follows; Late Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda,
former President for : Live; of the republic of Malawi, a neighbouring
country to the republic of South Africa had deposit of Twenty million, Five
hundred thousand united state dollars (USD 20,500,000:00) with our financial
institution here in South Africa before his death.
As the accounting and auditing section of the financial institution, I was
able to detect this floating sum, which has remained unclaimed for couple of
years. Efforts have been made to get in torch with his nominated next of kin
but to no avail.In collaboration with my key colleague who wished to remain
unidentified for obvious precautionary motives.

I have been mandated to search for trustworthy foreigner who will be capable
of assisting us getting this fund transferred into an off shore account for
the purpose of investment. Be rest assured that all modalities required for
the safety of this transaction have been adequately taken care of.We shall
be generous to offer you 30% of the total sum to be transferred into your
provided account, 5% mapped out for the compensation of any incidental
expenses that might be incurred in course of this transaction and the
balance 65% will be for us for investment preferably in your country.As a
way of facilitating this transaction, we humbly request for you to furnish
us your particulars as to enable us to effect necessary changes in vital
documents relating to this transaction.

Should be kind enough to give us the desired co-operation, we expect you to
respond accordingly.

Faithfully yours,
JOSEPH ABRAM

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam