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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • attorneytim_egobia1971@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BRENDA S, FAISER" <brendafaiser1971@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mbrenda1955@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:53:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR CONCERN...


BELOVED BROTHER,

I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM YOU SINCE YOUR LAST MAIL TO ME, AND I WONDERED WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH SOME HELL WHILE ON EARTH AND NO ONE TO HELP, YOU EVEN ABANDONED ME TOO.

HAVE YOU CONTACTED MY ATTORNEY AS I TOLD YOU?? WHAT DID HE SAID TO YOU??I WILL NOT FAIL TO ASK ABOUT YOUR HEALTH PRESENTLY, HOPE YOU ARE WELL .

PLEASE CONTACT MY ATTORNEY ON : attorneytim_egobia1971@yahoo.com SO THAT HE CAN RELEASE THE TRANSFER DOCUMENTS TO YOU AND PLEASE USE THE FUND TO HELP THE NEEDY AND HOMELESS PEOPLE IN MY NAME AND FOR THE GLORY OF GOD.

I WILL BE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU,

MRS.BRENDA S. FAISER


---------------------------------
Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs.Try it free.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam