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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Joyce Gomani" <t_seeee@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:17:59 +0000
Subject: Investment assistance


DEAREST ONE ,
I AM JOYCE GOMANI FROM GHANA AND I AM
CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I NEED YOUR HELP IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A
SUM OF MONEY THAT MY LATE FATHER LEFT FOR ME BEFORE
HE DIED.THIS MONEY IS USD 15 MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS
AND THE MONEY IS IN A BANK HERE IN ACCRA.
MY FATHER WAS A VERY RICH COCOA FARMER AND ALSO OWN
SOME GOLD MINES WILLED TO HIM BY MY GRAND PARENTS
AND HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS COLLEAGUES AND NOW I
WANT YOU TO STAND AS MY GUIDIAN AND APPOINTED
BENEFICIARY TO RECEIVE AND INVESTMENT THIS
MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY
SINCE I AM ONLY 24 YEARS AND WITHOUT MOTHER OR
FATHER.
PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO REPLY THIS EMAIL SO
THAT I WILL UPDATE YOU ON ALL THE NECESSARY
INFORMATION PARTENING TO THE FUNDS.
THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO YOUR COUNTRY OR
ANY COUNTRY OF YOUR CHOICE SO THAT YOU WILL GET ME
PAPERS TO TRAVEL TO YOUR COUNTRY TO CONTINUE MY
EDUCATION THERE,AND ALSO ALLOCATE A SOLID
INVESTMENT STRUCTURE FOR THE FUNDS.
I AM WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY.
SINCERE REGARDS
JOYCE GOMANI

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam