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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • toteojn@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • teodoronguemas@presidency.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: TEODORO NGUEMA MBASOGO <toteo@EMAILACCOUNT.COM>
Reply-To: teodoronguemas@walla.com
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 10:41:20 +0100
Subject: Re: REQUEST FOR PARTNERSHIP.


ATTN:CEO/PRESIDENT.

I AM MR TEODORO NGUEMA MBASOGO {JRN}. THE SON OF PRESIDENT TEODORO OBIANG NGUEMA MBASOGO, THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA. AND I AM PRESENTLY LIVING IN {MADRID-SPAIN} EUROPE AND I SPEAK SPANISH VERY WELL AS OUR NATIONAL LANGUAGE IS SPANISH.

MY FATHER HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO LOOK FOR A RELIABLE PARTNER WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF HIS FUND NOW WITH PNC BANK, THE FUND WAS FIRST DEPOSITED AT RIGGS BANK,DUPONT CIRCLE BRANCH,WASHINGTON USA.BEFORE THE BANK WAS SOLD LAST YEAR TO PNC BANK.

THE AMOUNT IN THE BANK IS THE SUM OF US$850 MILLION. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO QUERRY WHY SUCH A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY IS IN MY FATHER'S ACCOUNT AND WE WANT TO MOVE THE MONEY OUT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO SPAIN WHERE WE KNOW BANKS THAT CAN KEEP THE MONEY WITHOUT QUERRY. http://www.progress.org/2004/oil13.htm

WHY WE NEED YOU IS THIS:WE NEED A TRUSTWORTHY SOMEBODY WHO WILL OPEN AN ACCOUNT IN SPAIN AND THE MONEY WILL BE MOVED FROM THE U.S.A ACCOUNT TO THE NEW ACCOUNT IN SPAIN.
AFTER OPENING OF THE ACCOUNT WITH THE BANK IN SPAIN, WE SHALL GIVE YOU AN AUTHORIZATION AND THE CONTACT OF THE ACCOUNT MANAGER IN UNITED STATE, WITH PNC BANK TO TRANSFER THE MONEY BIT BY BIT INTO THE ACCOUNT YOU HAVE OPENED WITH YOUR NAME IN SPAIN AND ALSO YOU CAN SPEAK WITH THE ACCOUNT MANAGER THROUGH PHONE IN THE UNITED STATE FOR POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF THE FUND WITHOUT DELAY.
WE WANT SOMEBODY WHO HAS NO CONNECTION WITH US SO AS TO AVOID ANY LINK TO OUR FAMILY. THIS MONEY IS NOT DRUG MONEY AND WAS PAID INTO MY FATHER'S ACCOUNT BY EXXON MOBIL FOR CRUDE OIL LICENSE IN OUR COUNTRY.
YOU SHALL ACT THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND,AS THE FUND WILL BE RE-RPOFILE IN YOUR NAME,THROUGH THE ACCOUNT MANAGER THIS DEALS IS 100% RISK FREE AND SHALL BE COMPLETED WITHIN 2WEEKS IF YOU ARE READY.

IF YOU ARE READY TO HELP,PLEASE REPLY IMMEDIATELY AT toteojn@yahoo.com or teodoronguemas@presidency.com AND GIVE ME YOUR FULL CONTACT INFORMATIONS SUCH AS YOUR FULL NAME/ADDRESS, TEL/FAX NUMBERS. WE SHALL GIVE YOU 35% OF ANY AMOUNT TRANSFERED INTO THE NEW ACCOUNT AND YOU WILL HELP US IN INVESTING THE REST OF THE MONEY.

THANK YOU.
BEST REGARDS.
TEODORO MBASOGO{JR}
teodoronguemas@presidency.com
toteojn@yahoo.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam