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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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: janneth ike <jannethike13@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 21:38:05 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANT


Dear trusted one,
Best compliments.

It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I have intend to establish in your country.


Though i have not met before but I strongly believe that one have to risk confiding in someone to succeed from my present situation and for the best of my future.
I am the only child of late Ike Raymond. Native of Monrovia, republic of Liberia.
Due to the series of continious war in my country for multiple years ago, there is this huge amount of five million, three hundred thousand U.S dollars($5.300,000.00) which My late father kept for me in a security storage house here in Abidjan,Cote D'Ivoire before he was assasinated by some unknown enemies.

Now I have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.
I urge that you will help me to transfer this fund to your country for investment purposes on the followings below:

1). Telecommunication
2). Automobile manufacturing
3). Five star hotel

If you can be of an assistance to me, I will be pleased to offer to you 20% Of the total fund for your kind and humane assistance.
I am await your soonest response.
My warmest regards to your entire family.

Thank you and God bless you.
Sincerely,

Janneth Ike



---------------------------------
Marre d'une boite pleine de spams ? Adoptez le tout nouveau Yahoo! Mail et son son filtre anti-spams perfectionnés.

---------------------------------
D&eacute;couvrez le nouveau Yahoo! Messenger : appelez vers des t&eacute;l&eacute;phones en France et &agrave; partir de 0,012 euros/minute ! Téléchargez la version beta.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam