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:
  • "i will like you to " (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: "musa abdull" <musa_abdulli10@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:10:06 +0000
Subject: attached my intl pass port and document with answers call me

dear brother,
thanks for your updatement i really thank almighty allah who made this our
mutual transaction to work out here.i have all the information of the
questionare from the bank and two of the vital document deposit slip and the
death certificate but i do not have the court seal and the person in
possition to get it for us is a legal practitioner an attorney i mean a
lawyer who will go to burkinafaso high court of justice and bring out the
documents because the court will have original copy of the paper.my advice
to you now is that you have to follow this two documents to the bank right
now through the bank email address and instruct the bank to give you bank
lawyer that will work for you so that he can go and obtain this remaining
documents.
that is only thing holding the transfer immediately this is done the bank
will approve you.
i enclose here with my international pass port for you to know me facially
whom you are dealing with and i will like you to send to me your own pass
port to know whom iam entrusting this huge amount to.i also enclose here
with death certificate of mr patrick lokesh and deposit slip forward it to
the bank and instruct them to give you an attorney that will stand on behalf
of you to make the claims and that will bring the remaining documents in
your favour.
....................................
HERE IS THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS FROM BANK

1,THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IS MR PATRICK LOKESH AND HE IS FROM GERMANY
2,LOMART CONTRUCTION COMPANY
3,RUE 12 AVENUE 3 KWAME NKURUMAH OUAGADOUGOU BURKINAFASO
4 THE NAME OF HIS WIFE IS JUAN LOKESH AND THE TWO SONS MICHEAL AND HISBAN
5, THE TYPE OF ACCOUNT HE WAS OPERATING IS DOMICILLARY ACCOUNT

...........................................

brother john lee try your best to call me on phone so that i can advice you
well on what to do listen any expences you procure during this transaction
will be conpensated before sharing both your telephone bill e.t.c
my direct number +233249299685
alhaji musa

_________________________________________________________________
MSN Messenger : discutez en direct avec vos amis !
http://www.msn.fr/msger/default.asp

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam