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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: rita camara <vitenenita1@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: ritacamara19@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:41:14 +0100 (CET)
Subject: from rita


FROM MISS RITA

Dearest One,

I do not mean to embarras you by this proposal,but to know if i can confide in you for our safety and also to seek your utmost assistance and it is my pleasure to write you based on the information and recommendation i got about quick growth of investment in your country.
I am mrs Rita Camara and my brother Morgan Camara. the children of H.R.H.Chief GEORGE CAMARA of the ex king of mende tribe in sierra-leone. on the 19th may 2003 our father was murdered by some rebel group on the accusation that he is a great sponsor and in support to restore the democratically elected president of Alhaji Tejan Kabba.almost half of the palace was burnt.

fortunately i was not around when they raided the palace, my parents where murdered in cold blood while my litle brother escape the incident with bullet wound on his right leg at that moment.

Rigth now i and my only one brother left after the sudden assassination of my father the family has been displaced and totally disorganized left only with the 6.9m us dollars.
Early that year before the death of my father he travelled to abidjan where he told the family that he deposited 6.9 MILLION USdollars in a bank at abidjan cote d'ivoire, now we are looking for a God fearing person who will assist us in transfering the money into his nominated account,i'm with the documents covering the deposit he made with the bank here in abidjan with my only brother.

i wish you will assist me to transfer these fund into your account abroad and enter into business venture with you this is the reason i contacted you to assist me because we can not do all alone, and you will help us to invest the money in your country for our future. we will give you 10%of the total money, as soon as you show your sincererity and interesting.
you will send your full name and address include your telephoe and fax numbere so that we will submit to the bank and introduce you as our family relation base in abroad and a beneficialy to the funds

Thanks and God bless
best regards
Rita Camara and Morgan Camara.




---------------------------------
Yahoo! Mail : Stockage illimité et Messenger intégré. Changez aujourd'hui de mail !

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam