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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • rogerslawson1@yahoo.co.uk
  • rogerslawson2@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rogers lawson <rogerslawson5@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2006 02:31:01 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PLEASE THREATH URGENTLY RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: koos van balen


NEW AGE CONSULTANCY LTD,
2nd Floor,Legend Tower,
11 Piccadilly London
Before i proceed PLEASE FORWARD ALL THE CORRECPONDENCE
TO MY ALTERNATIVE E MAIL ADDRESSES AS VIZ:
rogerslawson1@yahoo.co.uk

ATTENTION: balen

I am Mr Rogers Abernethy ,, A charttered accountant. I
am the account officer to Engr. Mark balen a
national of your country, who is an oil and Gas
expatriate here in London. Here in after shall be
referred to as my client. On August 14, 2005, my
client, his wife and their only daughter were involved
in a plane mishap that took place in north of Athens
with Helios Airways flight HCY 522. 115 passengers
died in the incidence with 6 crew members,
unfortunately my client and his family lost their
lives.
Since then I have made several inquiries to your
embassy here to locate any of my clients extended
relatives,these efforts, hence I contacted you. I seek
your consent,to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased,so that the proceeds of an account valued at
US$22 million left behind by my client will be paid to
you, before it gets confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the standards cititrust & finance
London where this huge amount was deposited,this is in
accordance with
the banking policies. Note that I will have a share in
the money when it gets to you.

The said standards cititrust & finance London has
issued me a notice, to provide the next of kin or have
the account
confiscated by their annual board meeting.

On my receipt of your positive response, we shall then
discuss the modalities for transfer. I have all
necessary information and legal documents needed to
back you up for the claim. All I require from you, is
your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under legitimate arrangement, that will
protect you from any breach of the law.

N.B,This is confidential. PLEASE FORWARD ALL THE
CORRECPONDENCE TO MY
ALTERNATIVE E MAIL ADDRESSES
ASVIZ: rogerslawson2@yahoo.co.uk


Regards,
Mr Rogers Lawson


---------------------------------
To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam