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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "transfer of your funds" (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)
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Fund Release <release45@msn.com>
Reply-To: <barrvernond@yahoo.se>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:21:33 +0000
Subject: AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE FOR MORE UPDATING



AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE FOR MORE UPDATING

Attn Hon Beneficiaries,

Your last name appears in my file two days ago, Through FMS office that you are among people approved to be paid half payment of $8.3 million dollars. Signed by the Vice President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, On behalf of Mr. President,but due to the fact that some officials are using that opportunity to collect beneficiaries huge amount of money to satisfy their own desires before transferring their fund.

In view of this all files have been moved to the Payment department for immediate remittance of beneficiaries fund either through a master debit card or a bank transfer which way you shall choose best shall be accepted by the board on contact with the fund transfer units,These information’s are required of you, to confirm with the one we have already here in our file, if you are the rightful owner to be paid. Please get back to us with your information to enable us proceed on your payment immediately.

1) Your full name
2) Your occupation and age/sex
3) Your location and your house address
4) Your marital status
5) Your direct telephone number

Then you will have to contact this board and ask them to commence on the transfer of your funds immediately with this appended address below.

Please get to them with this information’s urgently, thank and God
Bless you.

Yours Faithfully
Barr Vernon Dennis

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam