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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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: Mohammad Ali <alim14mo225@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ali2007228@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 08:40:38 +0000
Subject: I am Mohammad Ali



Dear ,

After going through your profile,I became interested in disclosing everything about myself to you.I am Single interested in long term relationship.I am Mohammad Ali the Son of late Dr. Ali Mustafa the former chief accountant of the Gold and Diamond minning corporation of Sierra Leone, who was assassinated by the RUF rebels on the 16 of April 2005.

Unfortunately my mother died for hypertension three week later here in Abidjan and before then my mother has already advised me to look for a person abroad who will assist me by fronting as the foreign partner to our father who deposited a box of money containing $10,000,000.00 Million in a security company here in Abidjan.

This money was deposited with a security company for a foreign business with his partners. Now that I am in Abidjan and verified the deposit, I need your assistance to help me to get this money out, for investment in your country.

I ask you to scout for a valuable and lucrative business , so that both of us can invest wisely, apart from the relationship. I have in mind to give you 20% of the total , and 5% for any expenses which you may incure in course.

By this mail you are now requested to arrange on how this box of money can move out of this country into your country, by deplomatic. Thy will deliver the box to your country through your home address which you will provide for me. Waiting for your quick response .Yours sincerely,Mohammad AliTel 0022508555755
_________________________________________________________________
Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE!
http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam