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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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: "Salimatu Abdullah" <salimatu001@she.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: salimatu001@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:33:09 +0700
Subject: Very urgent please.

From:Mrs Salimatu Abdullah.

Your Ref: The Managing Director


Dear sir\Madam

It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a suprise. This is because we have not meet before but i am inspired to send you this email by the huge fund that is left for me and my son,before i proceed I humbly introduce myself as Mrs Salimatu Abdullah The wife ofCAPTAIN Halwani Abdullah OF LEBANON.I am contacting you on the base of trust and humanity for the transfer of fund which in security company custody is $8.5 million US Dollars which was lifted to Thailand through a diplomatic means before the death of my husband.

I and my son escaped the resent bomb attack on Jully 2006 from my country,
[Lebanon] which take the life of my husband on his way to work,befor his death,he was able to secure a hung amount of money through the advantages of his position in the office and he sent it out of the country for the purpose of my family survival after the war might have stoped.Right now the fund is deposited in Security Company through a diplomat that lifted it to Thailand.

On your response to assist me receive this fund.I shall make an arrangement with the security company on how you will claim this fund for investment.

In due course,we shall reach an arangement on how the money will be used for an investment in your country ,on the same development,your share shall be 25% of the total money and 5% will be maped out for any expences incured in this transaction .

I shall reach you in details on the receipt of your williness reply to carry on this transaction with me, for more details.Also include your private telephone number when replying.

I look forward to your favorable response.
Thanks for your understanding.
Yours Sincerely
Mrs Salimatu abdullah.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam