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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: johnson philip <johnson_philipe01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:20:57 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hello



Mr. Johnson Philippe
The Legal Representative
No: 12, Satellite Town Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire
Hello ,
&nbsp;
Get back to me immediately for necessary steps concerning your inheritance , Sequel to your none - reply of my earlier email to you dated 02/03/06. On behalf of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of your deceased relation in 2002, I wish to notify you that your name appeared in the codicil and last statement of the deceased and you entitled to his fund US$5,000,000.00 deposited with a Bank here and the bank here has made me know that the US$5,000,000.00 will be release to you through their payment oficer with Citibank of United States of America.
You are advised to reconfirm to me your details as required below to enable the release of your funds worth US$5,000,000.00 to you through our payment outlet in the U.S.A :-
&nbsp;
(1). Your full names :
(2). contact address :
(3). Phone :
(4). Fax :
(5). Age :
(6). Occupation :
(7).I D
&nbsp;
As soon as the above are provided the paying bank will contact you for wire transfer release.
Regards,
Johnson Philippe


__________________________________________________________
Sent from Yahoo! Mail.
A Smarter Email http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam