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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "samuelpeters1 Gazeta.pl" <samuelpeters1@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: samuelpeters_chambers1@live.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:28:36 +0200
Subject: Your Urgent Response.

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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam