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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: A.E.Ogaga <aojieaga@netscape.com>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 11:26:25 +0200
Subject: CALL FOR ASSISTANCE


Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing you from Bumari, Refugee Camp, Kiang Central District on
Kwinella Circuit in Lower River United Nations Divisional Health Team in
Senegal. Where my daughter and I are presently as refugees in a refugee camp.=
Though we have not met with you before but I believe, one has to take risk
confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life.
I am Mrs. Alice Easther Ogaga the wife of the Late Gerald Hamish Ogaga, from =
Mshili District of Gikomgoro Province in the Republic of Rwanda. My husband
before his death was a successful Gold and Diamond Merchant in Johannesburg,
South Africa. Barely a week my husband returned from his usual European
business trips with my only son Romanus Ogaga, on Wednesday 13th March,
2002, he was attacked and shot to death by unknown assassins right inside his=
bedroom. My son was lucky not to be at home at that time.
The Police could not trace the killers till today, and because
we do not know those behind his brutal killing and their reasons, we
felt out of fear that our safety is not guaranteed, that is the reason
why I decided to relocate with our only daughter Vero to Senegal and
my son was able to run back to Europe.
I and my husband loved each other, and we were close confidants to ourselves
before his untimely death, as such he gave me information on a very huge
amount of money US$18,000, 000.00 (Eighteen Million United States Dollars =
Only),
that he deposited with a FINANCE/SECURITY COMPANY in Europe which my son =
knows
all details.
After making contact with this company, they informed me that they are =
willing
to release this money to any person that I nominate or introduce as my =
husband
business partner,since it is not possible for me to travel out of Senegal =
and
my son in Europ has not acquire his resident permit to be able to clear out
this consignment containing the said fund from the security company.
My proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as my =
husband's
Business Partner to claim this money, so that my family's last hope of =
getting
a better life is not lost. My son, daughter, and I have decided to invest =
our
own share of the money in your country or any where safe enough outside =
Africa
for security and political reasons,and because of the problems in where we =
are
now (Senegal). Please we want you to help us claim this money from this =
finance
company from where it will be transferred into your account for safe =
keeping.
Please observe total confidentiality and be sure that this will be most
profitable
for you and us because it should require your assistance to invest the whole =
funds
with you as the investment manager, in your company/country as you may =
choose
to do.
You will help us to secure all the necessary documents to enable us travel =
out
of
Africa to your country once the money is already secured in your country. If =
you
can be of assistance to us, I will be pleased to offer you 20% of the total =
fund
while 70% will be for me my son and my daughter for any viable investment as =
you
may advise us on due course and 10% will be for any expensence that will
involved
during this process of clearing.
Await your urgent response .
Extend my warmest regards to your entire family.
Thank you and God bless you.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Alice E. Ogaga.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam