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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
  • +22997246747 (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.
  • fedexexpress_co@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?Mr._Wong_Shui_?=" <ahmed.tutu16@aliceadsl.fr>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:31:45 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT_THE_IFEX_EXPRESS_COURIER_COMPANY_NOW?=


Goodday!!!
It has been long we communicate last, am so sorry for the delay, i mean your cheque of ($$2.5m USD that my husband asked me to mail to you as soon as you request for it, but due to some minure issue you fails to respond at the aproprate time.Then I went to the bank to confirm if the cheque has expired or getting near to expire and Mr.Justin Yayi the Director Bank of Africa told me
that before the chequ ewill get to your hand that it will expire.So I told him to cash the $2.5m USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country for a 3Months Course and I will not come back till end of November 2008.
What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your Consigment to you because of the expiring date.For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge.
The only money you will send to the Courier Company to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($135.00 US) United States Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.Again, don't be deceived by any body to pay any other money except ($135.00 US) Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know
when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.
You have to contact the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery of your
Consignment with this information bellow;
Contact Person: Dr. Benson Willams
EmailAddress:(fedexexpress_co@sify.com)
Tel/: +22997246747
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery.
Note that this is thie email address[fedexexpress_co@sify.com].Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay for their immediate action.
Note this. The FEDEX COURIER SERVICE company don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX OF FAMILY VALUABLES. They did not know the contents was money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know that box contents money ok.
I am waiting for your urgent response.
Yours Faithfully
Mrs Mary Ahmed


---------------------- ALICE N°1 de la RELATION CLIENT 2008*--------------------
Découvrez vite l'offre exclusive ALICE BOX! En cliquant ici http://abonnement.aliceadsl.fr Offre soumise à conditions.*Source : TNS SOFRES / BEARING POINT. Secteur Fournisseur d.Accès Internet

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam