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.
• 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.
  • rev1_mkmbiti@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rev mark mbiti <rev1_mkmbiti@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 16:33:38 +0100 (CET)
Subject: DEAR CONFIDANT / INHERITANCE


Dear Confidant,
I am Rev Mark Mbiti,an Executor of the Will of Late Bishop Benson Idahosa,he stipulated in his will that some certain amount of money should be given to some churches and christains who have shown their zeal and will for the propagation of the Gospel.

As an executor of the Will,I have conducted a search and made money available to those listed in the will,but up till now about 20 of them have not come up to collect their funds either they are dead or cannot be traced till this day.

I am contacting you to stand as one of the beneficiaries so that the funds that have not be claimed ,can be paid to you and then,I will come over for sharing,the total amount is $14,500.000.

Please get in touch with me as soon as you can. Take care.

Reply to this email :rev1_mkmbiti@yahoo.fr

Rev Mark Mbiti

THE MONEY IS HERE IN BENIN, The bank below.

Financial Bank Benin Rep


---------------------------------
Stockage illimité de vos mails avec Yahoo! Mail. Changez aujourd'hui de mail !

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam