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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "this business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • kennethkoffa007@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kenneth koffa <mr_kenney555@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <kennethkoffa_007@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:02:33 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL



FROM:MR KENNETH KOFFA,ECOBANK LOME TOGO,WEST AFRICA .TELL:00228- 9159590.PRIVATE:kennethkoffa007@yahoo.fr
URGENT ATTN:FRIEND, WITH DUE REGARDS MY NAME IS MR KENNETH KOFFA, THE MANAGER CREDIT AND FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ECOBANK LOME TOGO [ECB] .I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER 14-255-2004/ecb/tg WHO PERISHED IN A PLANE CRASH [ETHIOPIAN AIRLINE 961] WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD.

SINCE THE DEMISE OF THIS OUR CUSTOMER LATE MR HERRY.A.SHIMONY,I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD.15.5 M, [ FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS]HAS BEEN WITH MY BANK FOR A VERY LONG TIME . ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN. AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN TEN YEARS,BECUASE AFTER TEN YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE RECALLED TO THE BANK TREASURY ACCOUNT AS UNCLAIMED IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR IMPRESIVE CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S FOREIGN TRADE MISSION DIRECTORY,AND I THERFORE CONSIDER YOUR FAVOURABLE TO BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED.

THE REQUEST OF THE FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A TOGOLESE CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. I AGREED THAT USD 2.5 M OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT,WHILE THE REST WILL BE FOR ME, THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT .

THEREFORE TO ENDEAVOUR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT YOU APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS A RELATION TO THE DISEASED INDICATING YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE REMITTED .

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR EMAIL I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL THE APPLICATION LETTER AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE . I WIL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT AS BEEN MADE FOR THE TRANSFER. YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME AS A MATTER OF FACT IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.I AM TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSIBLE. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, MR KENNETH KOFFA
ECOBANK LOME TOGO WEST AFRICA. TELL:00228- 9159590.
PRIVATE:kennethkoffa007@yahoo.fr
_________________________________________________________________
Découvrez le blog Messenger Séries TV : infos, scoops, interviews et photos !
http://blog-series-tv.spaces.live.com/

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam