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:
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Capt. John savimbi Jr" <jsavimbi_jr@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 20:27:38 +0100
Subject: Urgent


Good Day,

I hope my email meets you well. I am in need of your assistance. My name is
Capt. John Savimbi jr, I
am in the Engineering military unit here in Luanda Angola,we have about $10
Million US dollars that
we want to move out of the country. My partners and I need a good partner
someone we can trust.
It is legal money.

But we are moving it through diplomatic means, to send it to your house
directly using diplomatic courier
service.The most important thing is that can we trust you? Once the funds
get to you, you take your 30%
out and keep our own 70%. Your own part of this deal is to find a safe
place where the funds can be
sent to. Our part is sending it to you.If you are interested I will furnish
you with more details. The whole
process is simple and we must keep a low profile at all times. Please reply
me to this alternative e-mail
address: johnsavimbi_jr@mmail.com to avoid any expensive mistake.

Waiting for your urgent response.

Regards,

Capt. John Savimbi.jr

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam