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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "million united states 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)
  • ",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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.DENNIS SIEGE" <dennsiege@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <dennsiege@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:17:02 +0100
Subject: READ AND GET BACK TO ME, FROM MR. DENNIS SIEGE



Attn dear trusted friend, I know this mail will come to you as a surprise, but my gratitude to ALMIGHTY GOD, you are the chosen one , to help us out of our current condition and i believe you will be blessed as you do it AMEN. I AM MR DENNIS SIEGE, 24 years old from GUINEA-BESSAU, a small in population country in WEST AFRICA, I am presently based in TOGO , where i am taking refuge with my only Sister
My reason of absconding to TOGO, which was done by the help of men that operate fishing trawllers, is because of the brutal killing of my late father and mother, who was a big time fishing magnate, by his kinsmen, because of a scramble for kingship stool in our native clan, after the death of his late father who was the clan king. As a result of my father's brutal death, i was forced to ran away with my sister , who is 18years old, because of my father's wicked kinsmen, that started looting and destroying his belongings and his entire family member, which caused to the death of the lost of lives of my parent My aim of contacting you, is to assist me to secure the claim of the only thing left behind by my late father which i can lay my hands on, which is the sum amounted USD15,000,000(Fifteen Million United States Dollars) which isaccording to the documents i discorvered in my father's room, was cleverly concealed in a trunk box and deposited in the vault of a private company in BENIN REPUBLIC. I will be given you the details on how to get it done as soon as i receive your acceptance to assist me out of this problem.looking forward to hearing from you soonest. Thanks and God bless you.Your's Sincerely.Mr.Dennis Siege
_________________________________________________________________
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