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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "M. Fulton" <mikefulton006@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: michaelfultonchember@fromru.com
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:27:24 -0700
Subject: Kindly Response Fast


FROM THE DESK OF MICHAEL FULTON CHAMBERS
(solicitor & advocate)
Promenade Level, Cabot Place East,
Canary Wharf, London E14 4QS
UNITED KINGDOM.


Hello,


I am Michael Fulton, member of Brick Court Chambers London. I am the
Personal Attorney to late Engineer James L. Richard. He worked with a
Multi-national Oil Firm in London. My client lost his life on the 25th of
July, 2000, in a plane crash involving his wife and children also died
without proper next of kin.


View the profile:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/905308.stm


Particularly, the bank where the deceased had an account valued at about
(18m Dollars) Eighteen million Dollars has issue me a notice to provide the
next of kin of the deceased. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating
the money leftbehind by my client as the original beneficiary of the said
funds, provided you will compensate me and work according to my instruction.


Please feel free to make your interest known, as your response will be
appreciated, I will like to have your full name, address and telephone
number as internet might not be too confident in an important discussion.


Thanks,


Regards,


Barrister Michael Fulton
(Solicitor & advocate)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam