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 united states 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348068896469 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • bishop_davidodumegwu@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "david odumegwu" <davidodumegwu_334@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: bishop_davidodumegwu@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:35:34 +0000
Subject: BELOVED ONE IN CHRIST...

HOLY TRINITY CHRISTAINS MISSION
465 Trinity Avenue Enugu
Tell: +234-8068896469
Email: bishop_davidodumegwu@yahoo.com


Beloved One In Christ,

I have decided to contact you based on my desperate search for a reputable
foreigner to facilitate the withdrawal and remittance of US$25M (Twenty five
Million United States Dollars)belonging to one of our
parishioner By name Raymond W. LeBoeuf.
It is hearth breaking that the cold hands of death would snatch away from us
this Priceless person with whom we have achieved so much.
I am Bishop David Odumegwu, The Bishop of Holy Trinity Christains Mission,
Enugu Archdiocese.

On the 17th of June 2005, Engineer Raymond W. LeBoeuf an European (Oil
consultant/contractor with our National Oil & Liquidified Gas Sector) was
kidnapped on his duty post alongside with three other foreign
Contractors in the Oil Rich Niger Delta region. Their abduction came as a
result of the lingering crisis between the Federal Government and Aggrieved
Militants operating in the creeks over non-compliance of the 2001 agreement
reached between the Federal Government and the militants.
It was learnt that after series of negotiations the three other hostages
were released to their various companies leaving behind Raymond W. LeBoeuf
who was later shot dead following his companie's
resistance to compromise to the demands of the Millitants Having discovered
all this, his personal Attorney who is also a parishioner narrated this
whole ordeal to me and also informed me that before
Raymond's untimely death, He informed him (his attorney) about the US$25M
(Twenty five Million United States Dollars) deposit he made in the
Bank and handed over the document to him, together with his estate's in the
Country.
However, knowing Raymond W. LeBoeuf as someone who served God diligently all
through his lifetime through his numerous donations and offerings
to Charity and Foreign Missions, I will not relent on my duty as the Bishop
of his Parish to see this fund donated to Charity Organizations and Foreign
Missions in his memory.
Since all attempts to locate his immediate or extended family has proved
abortive.

To this end, the entire Parish committee members have decided to approach
You so that this fund which Raymond W. LeBoeuf left behind will be donated
to Charity and Missions abroad through you. At the successful conclusion of
this transaction, your goodself shall be entitled to have 40% that is,
USD$10M of the total money while 55% that is USD$13.750M will be donated to
the Charity and 5% for communications and other expenses.

NOTE: This transaction involves no risk. I shall let you into the
complete picture of this mutual beneficial transaction when I hear from you
on the above email address or telephone number with
hope you are going to treat this letter as urgent and confidential.

Due to confidential purposes, i will kindly advise you to forward your
earliest response as regards this transaction to my personal email
address: (bishop_davidodumegwu@yahoo.com)

MAY HIS GENTLE SOUL REST IN THE LORD! AMEN.

Kind Regards,

Bishop David Odumegwu
Holy Trinity Christains Mission.
Enugu Archdiocese.

_________________________________________________________________
Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free newsletters!
http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam