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. )
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • mustafa1@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sayid mustafa <private_sayid3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mustafa1@jmail.co.za>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:05:09 -0400
Subject: Greetings,from Sayid.



Greetings,from Sayid.

It is with a heart of pains that i am sending you this email.I pray that for the sake of God,you will come to our aide.My name is Sayid Mustafa and my sister is Alima children of Late Dr Malik Mustafa who was assinated along with my mum.

My late father was a wealthy bussiness man before his untimely death.Before my late father gave up he told me about a certain amount of money at the tone of US$ 4 million which he deposited in a security company in Abidjan Cote D'ivoire in a metalic box,which he declaired as family valuable for safety purpose.

We are citizen of sirrea leone but we have to leave our country because our lives were in danger.Before we left we came with the doccument which my late father used in depositing the box containing money along down to Abidjan where it was deposited.

I am only 20 yrs and my sister is 18.Here life has not been easy for us and we do not know anybody.We are looking for a reliable person who will help us transfer the box containing the money to his country and deposit it in a bank,which he or she will have to bring us to his country.That is why we are contacting you to help us because we want to leave here immediately but we need a capable hand that can transfer this money out.

Please we shall give our aproval to the security company for you to transfer the money.We shall offer you 15% of the money for your assistance and the expenses this transaction might cause you.Can you do this for us? Can we count and rely on you?

Please this is very important to us and this is the only thing we are sure of that our late father left for us.Help us so that we can start a new life in your country and you become our guardian since we have no parents.Think about it and give me your reply as soon as possible to my private email at mustafa1@jmail.co.za Meanwhile when your are replying please send me your Full names and address,private telephone and fax number,your age and occupation so that i can submitt them to the company and for us to have smooth communication too.

We are waiting to hear from you.Thanks and remain bless.

Sayid and sister







_________________________________________________________________
Learn. Laugh. Share. Reallivemoms is right place!
http://www.reallivemoms.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHM&loc=us

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam