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:
  • ",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)
  • "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)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • sarahkonte55@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Sarah Konte <sarahkonte333@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:39:07 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Sarah Konte


Greetings,

I got your email contacts here in asylum camp where i currently reside as a refugee.On my going through a love site and after reading your profile I picked interest and decided to write you in confidence , My sources of your contact gave me the courage and confidence to contact you. It is my pleasure to contact you for aa long relationship,i hope it will work out between both of us irrespective of distance race or culture.I believe that what matters is understanding and trust.

But firstly l am presently facing some sorrowful predicaments which I believe you can be of help to me and will also be for the good future of both of us.So I start by introducing myself to you.

I am Ms. Sarah Konte 24 years old, the only daughter of Dr.William Konte,the former managing director of J&D gold mining firm in Liberia.

There is this fifteen million,five hudred thousand US Dollars ($15,500,000.00 ) which my late father kept in a bank before he was assassinated by unknown persons from the rebels after the new political crisis in my country in 2000.

I waited for so long before I decided to recover the money to start up a new life with a trusted and honest person anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security of my life. I want you to help me claim and retrive the money from the bank with the documents I have here with me and transfer it into your personal account in your country for my future life purposes and on profitable investment. Please if you can be of assistance to me, I will be pleased for you tell me how best you think we can invest this fund when it is transfered into your account while I shall finish my education there in your country while you will be managing the set investment.
Please I would want to make it clearly known to you that it will require some money as it was explained to me on my last discussion with the management of the bank where my late father deposited the money before his untimely death, Honestly I am raedy to relocate to you after the transfer and live the rest of my life with you if you will promise me love caring and security.
I await your soonest response through my private box(sarahkonte55@yahoo.com) if you can consider my plight and help me out.I shall send you my pictures in my next mail after you have told me your intensions concerning my proposal.

Your's Sincerely,
Miss. Sarah Konte.


---------------------------------
Yahoo! For Good. Give and get cool things for free, reduce waste and help our planet. Plus find hidden Yahoo! treasure

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam