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)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • globalcourier.company2008@gazeta.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "cradafam2007 Gazeta.pl" <cradafam2007@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:46:11 -0700
Subject: Final shipment of your Consignment.


Greetings!

I have been waiting for you to contact me for your Consignment worth of
US$1.2M,{One Million ,Two hundred thousand United States Dollars), but I did
not hear from you since that time.

I travelled out of the country for a three Months Course Training and since
Zimbabwe had no international postal service, I had to travel to West Africa
to deposit your Consignment with GLOBAL Courier Service Company.

What you have to do now is to contact the GLOBAL COURIER SERVICE
Company.please contact the assistant Director as soon as possible to know
when they will deliver your consignment to you.

Please Note that I did not disclose the content to them I only told them
that it is your family treasure for your information,

I have paid for the delivering Charge and Insurance premium.

Go ahead and contact them with the information below to know when your
fund will be delivered to you once again contact them with your full details
as fellows.

(1) Full Name,,,,,,,,,
(2) Address,,,,,,,,,
(3) Direct telephone number,,,,,

Contact Person: Maxwell Fred.
Email Address: globalcourier.company2008@gazeta.pl

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and direct
telephone number to them again to avoid mistake on your Delivery and ask
them to give you the tracking number
to enable you track your Consignment over there and know when it will get to
your address.

Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to
avoid any
further delay.

Regards,

Afam Ilogu.

Final shipment of your Consignment.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam