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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "million 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 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.
  • jean_pierre_jospin@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Jean Pierre JOSPIN <jean_pierre_1608@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 12:15:56 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Good day


Important Message
Dear Colleague,
Date: 03/05/2007

From: Mr. Jean Pierre JOSPIN
Good day to you,

Dear,

Please forgive my English but i am still trying to learn. French is my first language. I am writing on behalf of a client of our bank, who died after winning the lottery. He won $11,000,000.00 (Eleven Million US Dollars only) After hearing the good news he had a stroke, He is a foreigner. I decided to seek for who has the same last name ,shall be used as the next of kin as no one has come up to be the next of kin.

A foreigner in the sense that you do not live here. He was 77 years old and he has no relative. Now the funds are left unclaimed for, If it is not claimed now it will be handed to the government as unclaimed funds. I want you to claim for the funds as a relative, i will give you all the details what to do. Then you will send the release letter to the bank as the next of kin. I am a worker at the bank and i will send all the details to your email and i will be here to help you all the way through till the funds are released to you, we will then share the total funds 50/50. I dont want any third parties.

You will take 50% of the total amount which is US$5.5 Million dollars. The whole process will be done in a two working days. It just takes 48hrs.We want to use our share of the funds as an investment. Once i hear a positive response from you i will furnish you with all the other details. Please leave your full name and contact details so that i can contact you back ASAP. The most important thing is that can i trust you and that you wont let me down? Send me an email now to my private email box jean_pierre_jospin@hotmail.fr , if you are interested and we can begin.

This business is risk free. Waiting for your positive response.

Thank you

Respectfully submitted,
Mr Jean Pierre JOSPIN


---------------------------------
Découvrez le blog Yahoo! Mail : dernières nouveautés, astuces, conseils.. et vos réactions !

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam