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: "aliu kabiru" <aliukabiru100@sohu.com>
Reply-To: aliukabiru19@voila.fr
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:21:44 GMT
Subject: Urgent assistance/confidential transaction

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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam