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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (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. )
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348037181332 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • barr_jamesirabor@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BARRISTER JAMES IRABOR <james_irabor2033@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barr_jamesirabor@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 09:32:58 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE



JAMES & ASSOCIATES,10 BANK ANTHONY WAY IKEJA, LAGOS NIGERIA, +234-803-718-1332OFFICIAL E mail: barr_jamesirabor@hotmail.com Dear Sir, I am BARR.JAMES IRABOR. I have a client who share the same surname with you, a foreigner who used to work with Shell Petroleum Company here in Nigeria.on the October 22nd,2005. my client, his wife and their three children were involved in Belleview Plane crash. All occupants of the Plane unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my client's relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.You can still check the plane crash information at: http://www.cfra.com/headlines/index.asp?cat=2&nid=33200 After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail, I decide to contact you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client before they got confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance House where these huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Finance House where the deceased had an account valued at about US$20M has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over nine (9) months now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$20M can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money; 50% for me and 50% to you, I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make, all I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Immediately you acknowledge the good receipt of this message. Anticipating your prompt response.Upon receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text of the application. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this transaction is hitch free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer. You should contact me immediately as soon as you read this letter. Trusting to hear from you immediately. PLEASE FILL THIS FORM BELLOW AND RESEND IT TO ME. 1) Your Full Name.............................2) Your Age.......................................3) Marital Status................................4) Your Cell Phone Number..............................5) Your Fax Number................ 6) Your Country...................7) Your Occupation............................8) Sex................................................9) Your Religion.................................10) Your Private E-mail Adress........... POST SCRITUM:You have to keep everything secret as to enable the transfer to move very smoothly in to the account you will provide to the bank.As you finished reading this letter call me immediately so that we discuss very well over this business.Yours Sincerely, BARRISTER. JAMES IRABOR (ESQ).TEL +234-803-718-1332OFFICIAL E mail: barr_jamesirabor@hotmail.com

_________________________________________________________________
Play free games, earn tickets, get cool prizes! Join Live Search Club. 
http://club.live.com/home.aspx?icid=CLUB_wlmailtextlink

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam