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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found 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: chantal kone <cha_kone23@yahoo.ca>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 06:50:13 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: I AM FOR REAL PLEASE HELP.


Dear VICTIM-FULLNAME,

Thank you for your kind mail to me in fat we are very happy to receive your mail.

Accoding your question this is not a spam as you call it i am for real i promise.What you i will do now is that i will give you the contact of the securyty company for you to contact them as our partner here and tell them that you are ready to claim the trunk box.

Please i your next message to me let me have your full contact information like your telephone and fax number your home and office address and other information of yours that you may let us have to finalize this transaction.
Thank and hoping to hear from you.
Chantal Kone


Is this a spam or is this the real thing. I need to know for sure, I don't want to get scammed again.
What do I need to do
VICTIM-FULLNAME




---------------------------------
Lèche-vitrine ou lèche-écran ? Yahoo! Magasinage.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam