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:
  • "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. )
  • "trunk box" (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 orphan scam.
• 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.
  • mary_milan113@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mary_milan59000@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mary milan <mary_milan113@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:49:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Assistance


For Mary Milan

Email; mary_milan113@yahoo.fr
My reason of contacting you is purely based on seeking your
assistance. To tell you more about me, I am 21 years old and the only child of my late parents Mr and Mrs Banny Milan and I am living here in Abidjan, the capital city of Cote d' Ivoire in West Africa.

I was a student at a university here studying mass communication but the sudden death of my father forced me to discontinue my studies.

His death was so sudden and was caused by food poisoning as the doctor said in his death certificate. my father confided a secret to me before his death in a hospital here. He told me that he deposited a consignment in a security company here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire,a box of trunk containing the sum of ($8.500.000). and no one knows about this, not even the security company because he registered the content of the box as family valuables. He told me that it was because of his wealth that he was poisoned and that I should seek a trustworthy person in a country of my choice who could assist me to claim and invest this money.

Dear Belove One, this is the main reason I contacted you. I want you to help me claim this consignment/trunk box (CASH) from the security company here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire to your country and also help me to relocate to your country to continue my life over there.

Consider this and get back to me

Thank you so much.

My Sincere regards,

Miss Mary.

Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.Through my private email box. (mary_milan59000@yahoo.fr)


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

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

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam