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 "dying widow" scam.
• 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.
  • maryjack_omar2@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mary.01jack@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 09:24:05 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?RESQEU=20I=20AND=20MY=20DAUGTHER?=

BELOVED,

PLEASE READ THIS SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY, AS IT MAY BE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
EMAILS YOU WILL EVER READ.I AM MRS MARY JACK FROM FINLAND. I WAS MARRIED
TO LATE ENG,ABDALLAH JACK OMAR FROM KUWAIT.THE DIRECTOR OF BETWINK CONSULTANT
LTD LONDON,A SEASONED OIL CONTRACTOR IN WESTERN EUROPE REGION/AFRICA.HE
DIED ON MONDAY, 31 JULY, 2004 IN LONDON. WE WERE MARRIED FOR SEVEN YEARS
WITH A DAUGHTHER OF FOUR YEARS NOW. AFTER HIS DEATH I DECIDED NOT TO RE-MARRY
OR GET ANOTHER CHILD OUTSIDE MY MATRIMONIAL HOME.
WHEN MY LATE HUSBAND WAS ALIVE, HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF $3.6 MILLION USD
WITH A BANK IN LONDON,WHICH IS NOW WAISTING THERE. MY DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT
I WOULD NOT LAST LONG DUE TO MY STROKE COUPLED WITH CANCER OF THE BONE PROBLEM(LEUKEMIA).
HAVING KNOWN MY CONDITION I DECIDED TO DONATE THIS FUNDS TO MY DAUGHTHER
AND ALSO BETTER THE LIVES OF THE LESS PRIVILEGED.
I NEED HONEST AND TRUST WORTHY INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL UTILIZE THIS MONEY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH MY INSTRUCTION.I WANT THE FUNDS TO BE USED IN FUNDING RELIGIOUS
ORGANISATIONS, ORPHANAGES AND LESS PRIVILEGED PROPAGATING THE WORD OF GOD
AND ALSO TRAINING UP MY ONLY DAUGHTHER. I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DON'T
HAVE ANY ANY OTHER CHILD THAT WILL INHERIT THIS MONEY AND MY HUSBAND RELATIVES
ARE VERY UNKIND TO ME AND SO KNOWING THAT MY LITTLE DAUGHTER IS THE BENEFICIARY
OF THIS MONEY THEY MAY CONSPIRE TO KILL HER AS TO INHERIT THIS MONEY .
I AM NOT AFRAID OF DEATH HENCE I KNOW WHERE I AM GOING. I KNOW THAT I AM
GOING TO BE IN THE BOSOM OF THE LORD. EXODUS 14 VS 14 SAYS THAT THE LORD
WILL FIGHT MY COURSE AND I SHALL HOLD MY PEACE.AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR
REPLY I SHALL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE SECURITY COMPANY IN LONDON.
I WILL ALSO ISSUE YOU A LETTER OF AUTHORITY THAT WILL EMPOWER YOU AS THE
ORIGINAL BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND. I WANT YOU TO ALWAYS PRAY FOR ME.
ANY DELAY IN YOUR REPLY WILL GIVE ME ROOM IN SOURCING FOR ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL
FOR THIS SAME PURPOSE.PLEASE REPLY ME IN MY PRIVATED BOX.
maryjack_omar2@yahoo.fr
THANKS,
MRS MARY JACK OMAR

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam