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:

• 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.
  • enwerem.vincentenwerem@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: vincent enwerem <vincentenwerem09@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <vincentenwerem@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:50:11 +0100
Subject: urgent


Dear Sir/Ma, I am Vincent Enwerem the son of Chief Evan Enwerem, former Governor Imo State of Nigeria (1991-1993) and former Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria..My dad died recently on the 2nd of August, 2007 and has been buried, may his gentle soul rest in perfect peace..He had two wives and due to the unstability surrounding the family at this time, a whole lot is in disorder..From my discoveries, i found out some liquid assets with the help of a banking official..Due to the unstable government in my country, i would like for you to be involved in securing the funds overseas with the help of a banking official..The liquid assets are much & i would like us to act as soon as possible..The government here is very unstable which makes the future uncertain..Let me know of your interest as soon as possible & would inform you on how we go about it..
Best Regards,Vincent Enwerem.vincentenwerem@yahoo.com
_________________________________________________________________
Celeb spotting – Play CelebMashup and win cool prizes
https://www.celebmashup.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam