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:
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • abdul_moh2000@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From Dubai" <al_haj_moh@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abdul_moh2000@katamail.com
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 23:48:26 +0400
Subject: Final Notification

Mohd Abdul Rahim
Manager National Bank of Dubai.
BurJuman Centre Branch,
Khalid Bin Waleed Street ,
BurJuman Centre, Dubai
United Arab Emirate (U.A.E.).
please reply to : (abdul_moh2000@katamail.com <mailto:abdul_moh2000@katamail.com> )
Dear ,
I am Mr. Mohd Abdul Rahim Branch Manager of national
bank Of Dubai. I am writing following an Opportunity
in my office that will be of immense benefit to both of
us. In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of
$7.5 million ($7, 500, 000, 00 United state dollars)
in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers,
Late Toni Choatean American who unfortunately lost
his life in a plane crash
Since we got information about his death, we have been
expecting his Next of kin or relatives to come over and claim
his money because we Cannot release it unless somebody applies
for it as next of kin or Relation to the deceased as indicated
in our banking guidelines.
Unfortunately I learned that his supposed next of kin being his
only Daughter died along with him in the plane crash leaving
nobody with The knowledge of this fund behind for the claim,
and the banking law and guidelines here in united Arab emirate states
that if such money should Remain after five years, the money will be
transferred into banking treasury as unclaimed Deposit,
NOTE : Under a clear and legitimate agreement between you and me, we shall
work together and present you as the next of Kin so that the bank can
release the funds through you. We shall share the deposit in the following ratios: 40% for you and
60% for me. I want to believe this sharing ratio is fair enough. I am
prepared to welcome any amendment or suggestion you have on how much
each of us will get.
Contact me on my private email address (abdul_moh2000@katamail.com <mailto:abdul_moh2000@katamail.com>)
so that I can disclose other information relating to this deposit.
Thank you very much for your anticipated acceptance while I expect
your prompt response.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam