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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22995814210 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • peterdanielx4@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PETER DANIEL" <pedan2@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: peddan2@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:05:47 +0100
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE NEEDED. CALL ME +229 95 81 42 10


YOUR ASSISTANCE NEEDED. CALL ME +229 95 81 42 10
FROM MR.PETER DANIEL
DIRECTOR INCHARGE OF
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING
UNIT,AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB)
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC
PHONE NUMBER: 00229 95 81 42 10
PRIVATE EMAIL: peterdanielx4@hotmail.com



Dear Friend,

In a brief introduction, I am Peter Daniel, the Director of Operation with
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) of Benin-Cotonou ,Republic of Benin.I have a
very interesting transaction to discuss with you. The business
underdiscussion has to do with one of our customer a national of your
country, who is a Consultant/ contractor with Societe Nationale Des Products
D' Agricole (SONAPRA) Company in Benin-Cotonou. I managed to get your
contact details through the Internet search myself because time is of
importance to it and I am desperately looking for Someone to assist me to
pull this money out from the bank before our corrupt government officials
will confiscate the mo ney.On Thursday, December 25, 2003, this our customer
, his wife and their only daughter were involved in Air-Crash near the
Atlantic Ocean in Cotonou suburb. For more clarifications, you can visit the
CNN web news for the tragedy.

www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash


Since then I have made several inquiries to your Embassy, in a bid to locate
any relation of this our customer. All attempts to reach the next of kin of
our customer has been futile as He had no family here in Benin
Republic.Hence my decision to contact you. I want you and I to go into
partnership, the nature of your business is completely irrelevant to this
transaction as all I need from you is an assurance that my interest will be
fully protected once this transaction is concluded.

He made a numbered time (fixed) deposited for twelve calendar Months and his
account with our Bank accrues to about (Fivteen Million, Three hundred and
Fifty- Two Thousand US Dollars) $USD15.352M. According to the Benin Law, at
the expiration of (six) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the
Benin government if nobody applies to claim the funds. Consequently, my
proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of
kin to our customer so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get
into the hands of some corrupt government officials who will latter use the
money to sponsor war in Africa and kill innocent citizens in the search for
political power/seat.



Please note that There will be no problem at all, my position as the
Director of Operation guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction within 7 Banking days and the money will be paid into your
account for us to share in the ratio of 40% for you and 60% for me.


Understand that this is very simple, I will like you to reply immediately so
that I can send you the Text of application which you will fill and apply to
the bank as the next of kin to our late customer and I will use my good
position in the bank as the Director of Operation to make sure that the
application is approved,during our board meeting for immediate payment and
it will be transfer into your bank account without delay. If you are
interested, reply immediately via my private email address:(
peterdanielx4@hotmail.com) as soon i receive your reply, we can proceed at
once. Please send to me also your contact details such as your private
phone, or mobile numbers for easier correspondence.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.


Best Regards.

Peter Daniel

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam