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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "abidjan" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "roseline dider" <roseline_dider@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:44:45 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Dearest One


Dearest One,=20


It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend =
to establish in your country.=20

There is this amount of Seven million Three Hundred Thousand U.S dollar=
s($7,300,000.00) which my late Father deposited for us here with a lead=
ing Security Company here in abidjan before his death.=20

I have decided to invest these money in your country where it will be s=
afe enough outside our Country for security and political reasons.=20

I want you to help me rettrive and transfer these fund from here into y=
our personal account in your country for investment purposes on these a=
reas were tax will not be much.=20
If you can be of an assistance to me, I will be pleased to offer to you=
8% of the total fund.=20

I await your soonest response.=20

Kind regard,

Miss Roseline Dider.=20




=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