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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
  • haliumusa1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ruth_ola1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: haliu musa1 <haliumusa1@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 06:36:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: thanks


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: haliumusa1@yahoo.com

sir




i am happy to inform you about my success in getting

the fund transferred to a Swiss Account with the

cooperation of a new partner from phillipines who is

an international business man, you may feel bad about

this but i have to take the step because i am so much

in neeed of this money and because of lack of funds

from both sides to conclude the transactions.


Presently I'm in europe for investment projects with

my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not

forget your past efforts and attempts to assist in

transferring those funds despite that it failed some

how.i have to capitalise on lapses and delays from you

as the beneficiary of this fund to have this willing

patner help in securing this funds out.


Now contact my secretary, her contact is:


Name: Miss. ruth ola

Email: ruth_ola1@yahoo.com


Ask her to send you the total $250.000.00 (two Hundred

and Fifty Thousand US Dollars) which I kept for your

compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to

assist in this matter. your efforts are appreciated

so much I appreciated your efforts at that time very

much. So feel free and get in touch

with my secretary Miss. ruth ola and instruct her

where to send the amount to you.


Please do let me know immediately you receive it so

that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at

that time. In the moment,I am very busy here because

of the investment projects which me and the new

partner are having at hand.


Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to

my secretary on your behalf to receive that money,your

informations are with her, so feel free to get in

touch with Miss. ruth ola and she will send the amount

to you without any delay.


With best regards


SABO



- haliu musa1

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam