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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • drjohnamenn@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: drjohnsonamen@freenet.de
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:49:38 +0200
Subject: EXPECTING YOUR URGENT REPLY.


Attn.,

I am Barrister Dr, Johnson Amen attorney to Mr Kurt Kahle from
Germany who establised private shools in some parts of the world before
he died in the year 2000, May be you must have heard about his story. He
was married with a child. He died during the air disaster(plan
crash)including his wife and son that occord in germany in the year
2000.Please vite theis site for mor
clearification.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm

When my
late client was alive he deposited the sum of 15 Million five
hundred
thousand united states dollars only ($15,500,000,00) in a bank her in
REPUBLIC OF BENIN for the establishment of new site/institute and this
money is still with the Bank and the management just wrote me as the
attorney to come forward to receive the money or rather issue a letter
ofauthorization to the next of kin to receive it .

However, since my
late client and his entire family perished in the crash and left with no
next of kin, i decided to contact you as a co-lawyer so as to front you
as the next of kin to the deceased so that the funds can be released to
you for our own good.

All that is required from you is as follows:
(1)
Your Full name and contact address, as you like them to appear in the
document here.
(2).Your Private telephone number/Private fax number
where I can reach you for oral communication.
(3)Your Occupation.
(4)
Your Age to enable me commence this process immediately.

As soon as I
receive your reply I shall send you all the documents. I will also issue
you a letter of authorization that will prove you as the next of kin to
my late client. You will be entitled to %30 of this funds and 60% will
be for me while %10 will be reserved to refund all expenses that will be
incurred during the process of the transaction. Please assure me that
you will accord me the maximum cooperation and confidentiality.

Hoping
to hearing from you soon WITH MY PEIVATE EMAIL (drjohnamenn@yahoo.fr).


Regards,
Dr, Johnson Amen.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam