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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • customer_carebenin607@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " jean beal" <jeanbeal0@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:52:06 +0100 (CET)
Subject: I HAVE REGISTER YOUR FUND WITH FEDEX COURIER.


Hello Friend,=20

Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Pai=
d the delivery and Insurance premium fee for your Draft which has been =
with me for a long time. And I went to the bank to confirm if the draft=
has expired or getting nearer to expiring date, and Mr. Justin Yayi th=
e Director, Bank of Africa, told me that before the draft will get to y=
ou, that it will expire. So I told him to cash the $1.5 Million U.S DOL=
LARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration.=20

However, all the necessary arrangement for delivering the $1.5 Million =
U.S DOLLARS in cash was made with FeDEX COURIER SERVICE COMPANY here in=
Cotonou Benin Republic, Mr.Justin Yayi the Director of Bank of Africa =
Cotonou has package the sum of $1.5 Million USD in cash for you.=20
Then he also help me to Register the Consignment with FeDEX COURIER SER=
VICE COMPANY. Infact I thank God very much for all the eff ort I made, =
every thing went normal. As for our agreement with the FeDEX COURIER SE=
RVICE COMPANY they promised that your consignment will leave this Count=
ry on or before Two days from now, But the Director of the FeDEX COURIE=
R SERVICE COMPANY said that they need your contacts information's to en=
able them meet up with you immediately, the Diplomat Agents arrived in =
your Country.

The only money you will send to the FEDEX COURIER SERVICES COMPANY to d=
eliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country i=
s ($105.00 US) One Hundred & Five United States Dollars only being Secu=
rity Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far, I would have paid that =
but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and=
in case of demurrage.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below.

Name: Dr Alex Uba=20
Email: customer_carebenin607@yahoo.fr=20
Tel: 229 93 904 605=20
Please Reconfirm your contact information to e nable them locate you im=
mediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .=20

1.YOUR FULL NAME=20
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.=20
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.=20
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.=20
5:OCCUPATION=20
6.A COPY OF YOUR Pass PORT PHOTOGRAPH.=20

Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director gener=
al of FeDEX Courier Company Benin Republic, Dr Alex Uba with the addres=
s given to you.=20
N.B. The FeDEX COURIER SERVICE COMPANY don't know the contents of the B=
ox. I registered it as a BOX of African TEXTILES. They did not know tha=
t the contents was money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. =
Don't let them know that the content of the box is money, I am waiting =
for your urgent response.=20

Regards.=20
Jeanbeal.=20
Secretary=20



La carrera hacia la Casa Blanca, a un click de distancia http://www.sta=
rmedia.com/noticias/especiales/gobiernousa.html

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam