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 brother " (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: "Kenneth Abbot" <abbotfamily@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:47:49 +0100
Subject: Reply

My Dear Brother Garrey Gergenr
Thank you for your mail,It is with my heartfelt hope that I wrote to seek
your co-operation and assistance,Frankly speaking,l made this decission when
my fathers brothers aged ones took over some of my fathers properties then l
thought it wise that l sould seek for a foreign assistance so that l will
acutualiaze my dream in life.

I have been deliberating on how to invest this fund abroad in a confidential
manner until I came to a conclusion to use it to buy Estate Properties and
lease to people while part of it will be used for non speculative
investments in your country as part of measures to secure the betterment of
the future, till I come over to meet with you.

No body gave me your contact,l got your contact in the internet, l deceided
and send this proposal to you believeing that the almighty God that we
searve will see us through to a successfull conclution of this project.

I am soliciting your confidence,support and assistance as my partner to
claim this fund for the investment project. so feel very free to be of
assistance to me, as the saying says that prosperity without plan is in vain
so we need to plan so that we can achive what we want to achive in life.

l want you to be convinced,l am sincere and honest and
l am giving you a share of my successive rights so that we will achive what
we want to achive in life bearing in mind that l dont have any body in
overseas, having in mind also that my fathers brothers are after my life and
that of my family

l will be very happy if you can assure me your cooperation,your word speaks
for you,and hearing your word only has made you honest
and that this where your honesty which l mentioned has come in so l believe
that the almighty God is leading me to the right person and to the right
part.

please be your brothers keeper.

Your Faithfully,

Kenneth Abbot.

_________________________________________________________________
Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE!
http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam