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:
  • "because it still remains the fastest medium of communication" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • 6648drnortonwoloma@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: ECO BANK <drnortonecob6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <drnortonwoloma1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:05:47 +0100
Subject: From: Dr.Norton D. Woloma



From: Dr.Norton D. Woloma OPERATIONAL MANAGER ECO BANKPHONE+ 229 9380 6648drnortonwoloma@yahoo.fr GOOD DAY, Re: Transfer of $5.500.000.00 million to your account.
I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business. Though, this medium (internet) has been greatly abused, i choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest medium of communication. However, this correspondence is unofficial and private and it should be treated as such. At first I will like to assure you that this transaction is 100% risk and trouble free to both prates. My name is Dr.Norton D. Woloma, I work as the operational manager in accounts management section in charge of credit and foreign bills of ECOBANK banks here in Benin Rep. On a routine inspection I discovered a dormant domiciliary account with a balance of us $5.500.000.00 (five million five hundred thousand dollars only) .The account holder (The deceased) was believed to be in charge of former Iraq President, Late Saddam Hussein secret of CRUDE OIL transactions in Africa before his death. On further discreet homer has died along ago with his family on a fatal Auto-accident leaving no beneficiary to the account and no other person know about this account.. I am in close contact with the Director of the bank here who is my partner and is willing to approve the transfer with foreign bank account because the former operator of the a/c is a foreigner. I am certainly sure that he has no written or oral WILL attached to the account, no beneficiary and nobody to come again for the clam of this money with legal claims to the account holder which I will provide to you if you are interested, therefore Indeed your cooperation in this transaction. This money will remain useless in this dormant account if I did not transfer the fund out to a foreign account. I will provide the necessary information and documents needed in order to claim this money .i only needs your cooperation as a foreigner to provide your safe bank account information for the transfer. All arrangement that will ensure a smooth transfer of the fund to the account which you are to nominate is already in place. You should provide me with your current account information for the transfer and your direct cell phone lines for easy communication .I wish for utmost confidentiality in handling this transaction. At the conclusion of this transaction, your share will be 25% of the total sum, 70% me and my partner while 5% will be set aside for any expenses both parties might insure during the process of the transfer. The fund will be transferred to your account in two parts .I will first transfer . USD 3 million to you account as a test transfer .I will fly over to meet you after the successful transfer for sharing according to the agreed percentage .i will have the remaining balance of USD 2.5Million transferred toyour account without any disappointment from your side. I WAIT YOUR PROPMTS RESPONSE, ENDEAVOR TO INCLUDE YOUR MOBILE NUMBER FOR ORAL DISCUSION Regards Dr.Norton D. Woloma
_________________________________________________________________
Search from any Web page with powerful protection. Get the FREE Windows Live Toolbar Today!
http://get.live.com/toolbar/overview

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam