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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447045753341 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • smartinlawfirm@uk2.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barr Solomon Martins <smartinlawfirm009@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <smartinlawfirm@uk2.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:07:22 +0000
Subject: Contact me for more details




SOLOMON MARTINS LAW CHAMBERS
LEGAL SOLICITORS/PRIVATE LAWYERS
LONDON W1H 5AA

Hello,

My name is SOLOMON MARTINS, Principal Partner in SOLOMON MARTINS Law Chambers,London I am contacting you because you share the last name with my late client and I managed all his legal affairs

As of today, I stand as a true custodian to the cash deposit which he made in a financial institute in Europe. I am faced with the task of getting someone with your matching profile who can be permitted to claim the fund. The amount in the deposit is $8,000,000 and the finance house is ready to release the money to whoever I present as the true fund beneficiary and next-of-kin to my late client because my late client accorded me with a Letter of Authority (Power of Attorney)
duly endorsed in the British High Court of Justice when he made the deposit, to act on his behalf in times of his absence and inability to act and I was his legal advising councilor on the deposit and other issues.

The finance house where my client deposited the fund currently demands that I quickly provide a beneficiary for the fund because the deposit duration has expired and needs a renewal or withdrawal from their company otherwise it will be handed over to the government.

This is the reason that I decided to contact and do this deal with you so that we can get the money out whether you are truly related to my late client or not.

If you feel we can sign out the funds together, quickly send me your phone and fax and I will call to give you the details of the deal and send you the relevant transaction documents.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.SOLOMON MARTINS Esq.
For:SOLOMON MARTINS Law ChambersBarr Solomon Martins
Email:smartinlawfirm@uk2.net
Phone:+44-704-575-3341

This e-mail message is confidential and for use of the intended recipient(s) only. Unauthorized use or treatment of all or part of this message is strictly prohibited.
Unintended recipients: please notify the sender and delete the original message, any attachments and any copies from your computer and back-up system immediately.
Thank you.

_________________________________________________________________
Help yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Café. Stop by today.
http://www.cafemessenger.com/info/info_sweetstuff2.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_OctWLtagline

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam