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)
• This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031910125 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "GATEC COMPANY" <gatec.12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gatec_company@dbzmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 02:24:49 +0200
Subject: **ONLINE JOB OFFER**


<http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=https://secure2.securewebexchange.com/firsttune.com/newimages/UGA-G.gif&imgrefurl=https://secure2.securewebexchange.com/firsttune.com/dooley/&h=200&w=323&sz=9&tbnid=K-r-hr86_2CWNM:&tbnh=70&tbnw=114&hl=en&start=21&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dg%2Blogo%26start%3D20%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN>
*GATEC COMPANY UK*
*14-18 Heddon Street, *
*London, *
*W6B 4DA* * *
**

*Dear Sir/Madam,

GATEC COMPANY UK is a trading company that is into the import and export
of goods like copiers, printers, fax machines, personal computers, CD-RW,
DVD-RQ drives and media, cameras, and advanced electronic devices to U.S,Canada
and Europe.

Due to the Increasing number of clients that we have in the U.S.A
Canada and Europe,we are having difficulty in reaching all of
them,therefore we decided to employ representatives to help us get to our
clients.As our representative,you shall serve as a link between us and our
clients and you will also be responsible for the collection of payments on
our behalf.You shall have a 10% commision for every transaction you carry
out or payment that you collect on our behalf.

Please if you are interested,I need you to supply the following details

FULL NAMES....................................*
*ADDRESS.........................................*
*TEL..................................................*
*FAX..................................................*
*COUNTRY/STATE.............................*
*COMPANY'S NAME..........................*
*POSITION HELD..............................*
*STATUS..........................................*
*EMAIL.............................................*
*AGE................................................

Regards, *

*Terry Anderson "CEO"*
*GATEC COMPANY UK*
*+44-703-1910-125*
*_____________________________________________________
Copyright (C) 2000-2005 Gatec Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.*

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam