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:
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: rosemtoyo <rosemtoyo@gadball.com>
Reply-To: freemind_giving@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:20:08 -0700
Subject: From: Mrs. Rose Martins Toyo



From: Mrs. Rose Martins Toyo


Divine Call


 


Beloved in Christ, God bless you and cover you with his wisdom to go
through this message.



 


Greetings in name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am Mrs RoseMartins Toyo,
69 years old widow & a new Christian convert, suffering from long time
cancer of the blood (Leukaemia According to my doctor my condition 
is critical  and I might  not  survive. Although as a Christian, I
believe God and I know that I will not die, but will live to declare
the glory of God. My late husband (Dr. Martins Hugo Toyo) and my only
son were killed during the (ABIDJAN- BOUAKE) Crisis some years back



 


Our Lord Jesus Christ is my only comforter.



 


I have the sum of Five million, One hundred thousand US Dollars
($5.1m) the fund is presently deposited with a financial company for
security reasons. I inherited the money from my late husband who was
an industrialist and international businessman and document from the
company (deposit certificate) issued to my late husband during the
time of he deposited the trunk box containing this amount is with
me.  I have prayed concerning this donation for God's guidance and if
in your heart you genuinely and faithfully desire-to use this fund for
the propagation of God's work in any form whether for charity,
ministry evangelical work or otherwise in relation to God's work, do
get in -touch with me for further arrangements with the finance
company on how you will receive the trunk box containing my Charity
donation fund deliver to your home address.


 


God bless you once again and as you receive, give and give God all the
Glory. Reply me with all your personal information which I will submit
to the finance company and introduce you to them, so that they will
use your personal information to do a change of ownership of the trunk
box from my late husband's name to your name and deliver to your home
address.



 


Remain blessed in the Lord
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Rose Martins Toyo

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam