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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:38:26 +0200
Subject: Attention Dear.


Attention Dear.
I\'m happy to inform you about my success in getting
those funds transferred under the com-opersation of a new partner from
Madrid Spain.recently I\'m in Madrid Spain for investment projects with
my ownshare of the total sum.
mean while,i didn\'t forget your past
efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds deposited
that it failed us some how.But kindly contact my Secretary.Now contact
my secretary,hisname is Mr Joseph Collins Samuel
Email(josephcollins@hosanna.net) ask him to send you the total sum of
$2.5 Million Usd which i kept for your compensation for all the past
efforts and attemptsto assist me in this matter.
I appreciated your
efforts atthattimevery much.so feel free and get in touched with my
secretary Mr Joseph Collins Samuel and instructed him where to send the
amount to you.Please do let me know immediately you received it so that
we both can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time.
in the
moment, i m very busy here because of the investment projects which i
and the new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had
forwarded instruction to the secretary Mr Joseph Collins Samuel on your
behalf to received that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mr
Joseph Collins Samuel he will send the amount. to you without any
delay.
God bless you,
best regards
Barr,Pete Samson.





#adBox3
{display:none;}

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam