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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • sakalinjp@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: linda saka <lindasaka95@msn.com>
Reply-To: <sakalinjp@rocketmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:56:56 +0000
Subject: You can be of help...?



You can be of help...?

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I am the only child of late Mr. and Mrs. .J P. SAKA.

My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in Abidjan, the economic capital of Cote d’Ivoire before he was poisoned to death by his business associates on one of their outing to discuss a business deal.

When my mother died on the 21st October 1984, my father took me so special because I am motherless. Before the death of my father on 24th November 2006 in a private hospital in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that during the war in my country, he moved the sum of US$10,600,000 (Ten Million Six Hundred thousand United States Dollars) and deposited with a security company abroad.

Before his death, his last words was that I should move to Ghana where his enemies will not know my where about then from Ghana that I must find any possible means of moving out and naturalize in a foreign country a where I can put up solid investment with the money so that I will not lack anything as his only daughter.

Now, I am staying here in a village in Kumasi Ghana with a teacher and his family of 4. Though they are poor but caring.

My father's desire is that I seek for a foreign partner outside Africa where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purposes,(Such as Real Estate management).To fulfill my father's dream for me by moving out of my country, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following way:

(1) To serve as the guardian of this fund

(2) Assist me in putting this sum of money in safe keeping by accepting to receive it from the security company with a letter of authority from me.

(3) to make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as compensation for your efforts/input after the successful conclusion of this transaction.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within a few days your signify interest to assist me.



Anticipating hearing from you soon. Please reply to:sakalinjp@rocketmail.com

Thanks and God bless you.
Miss LINDA SAKA

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam