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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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 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.
  • pw_williams2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PETET WILLIAM <peterwilliam22@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <pw_williams2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 09:19:39 +0100
Subject: From: Mr Peter williams



From: Mr Peter williamsReply To:pw_williams2006@yahoo.co.uk
Dear Friend,First, I'm soliciting your utmost confidenciality in this Transaction. Iam Mr Peter williams, Credit Officer in a bank here in{ London}. I came toyou in my private search for a reliable person to handle this confidentialtransaction, which involves huge sum of money to your country.
The Proposition: A foreigner an American, late Peggy Stockley who died onJanuary 31 aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which crashed into thePacific Ocean not far from Los Angeles., while returning from hercountry from a business trip. She Banked with us at our bank and had aclosing balance worth US$11,Million, having heard of the tragic incidentinvolving late Peggy Stockley the bank now expects a next of kin asbeneficiary. Valuable efforts have been made by the Bank management to getin touch with any of her family's but I personally found out that she diedwith her husband and had no child or children that is known to us.
The only name of next of kin given to us by late Peggy Stockleyunfortunately was with her in the same flight that crashed, and this isunknown to the bank. I'm taking this advantage in order to better my lifeand that of my family, I now decided to seek your permission to have youstand as next of kin to late Peggy Stockley, so that the fund (US$11M)will be released into your account as the next of kin.All documents andproves to enable you get this fund will be carefully worked out, by thelawyer that will be employ to work on your behalf .

You can take time and verify from the website as shown herein forconfirmation of thecrash,http://edition.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/>I am assuring you that this transaction and its procedures is 100%legaland risk free involvement. Your share stays while the rest will be formyself. The sharing of the fund between the two of us will be as follows:30% of the tatal sum will go to you for your effort and commitmentto the sucess of this transaction. 70% will be for us here. As soon as Ireceive an acknowledge of the receipt of this message in Acceptance, Iwill immediately start up with the process. If this proposal is acceptableby you, kindly reply me immediately you get this mail.
I want you to also furnish me with your private telephone/fax orpreferably your mobile numbers as well as your full names and address,Iwill have to apply for the release and subsequent transfer of the fund inyour favor.Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation.Yours faithfully,Mr Peter williams.
_________________________________________________________________
Try Live.com: where your online world comes together - with news, sports, weather, and much more.
http://www.live.com/getstarted

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam