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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • mosesdante@kittymail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Moses Dante" <mosesdante@xian-tourism.com>
Reply-To: "Moses Dante" <mosesdante@kittymail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 5:21:18 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR MOSES DANTE

FROM THE DESK OF MR MOSES DANTE
AUDITING DEPARTMENT
BANK OF AFRICA
LOME TOGO.

Attention,

I have a proposal for you - this however is not mandatory nor will I
in any manner compel you to honor against your will. I am 50, and
work with a bank (one of the African leading banks in the West
Coast). Here in this bank existed a dormant account for the past 8
years which belong to a American national who is now late Mr.Raymond
Beck Mrs. Dorene Beck how died on Egypt Air Flight 990
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm

When I discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals
from this account for this long period, I decided to carry out a
system investigation and discovered that non of the family member nor
relations of the late person is aware of this account. This is the
story in a nutshell. Now I want an account overseas where the bank
will transfer this funds.Thereafter, I had planned to destroy all
related documents for this account. It is a careful network and for
the past eleven months I have worked out everything to ensure a
hitch-free operation. The amount is not so much at the moment and
plus all the accumulated interest the balance in this account stands
at-(US$ 9.5 million US dollars).

Now our questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission? If you can sponsor
this transfer. Consider this and get back at us as soon as
possible.Finally, it is our humble prayer that the information as
contained here in be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as
well as the secrecy it deserves.

I Expect your urgent response if you can handle this project. E-mail
me at this direct address for your confirmation. Plz you can get back
to my personal e-mail address:mosesdante@kittymail.com

Respectfully yours,
Moses Dante




_________________________________________________________
?????? http://www.xian-tourism.com/

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam