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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "US MARINE"<jyxjfrpc@public1.wx.js.cn>
Reply-To: <usmarine.alasgrm@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 00:06:26 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,


I am Captain Alas Gremari of the US Marine Corps (U.S.M.C.). On Monitoring and Peace -keeping
mission in Baghdad-Iraq. Three days ago, we were alerted on the sudden presence of some
Terrorists camping in a suburb not too far from Karbala here in Iraq. After Immediate
intervention, we captured three (3) of the Terrorists; In the process of Interrogations they
confessed being rebels for late Ayman al-Zawahiri and took us to a cave in Karbala, which served
as their camp.


Here we recovered several guns and other Ammunitions including A Metallic Box to my amazement
contains some US Dollars amounting to ($9.6M) Nine Million Six hundred thousand U.S.dollars
After I and two of my junior intelligent officers checked them.I however instructed them to keep
this in high secrecy.


Every arrangement to get this box containing the money moved out of Baghdad has been concluded
by me. There is absolutely no risk involve. I am therefore seeking for your reliable assistance
to receive and safeguard this money for me till am done with my assignment here in Iraq. I
assure and promise to give you 20% of this fund for your honesty and assistance in safeguarding it.


I have concluded arrangement with the Red Cross Officer I met here in Baghdad to get the Box
moved out of Iraq to your destination. All you have to do now is to send to me immediately your
full contact details such as your full name, your residential address including you private cell
phone number to enable him meet with you and get it delivered to you. Remember there is not
going to be any form of trace therefore you have nothing to be afraid of. It is absolutely risk
free. Please assure me of keeping this transaction a topmost secret to protect my job with the
US Monitoring and Peace-Keeping mission.


This is a matter of urgency as you can see, therefore if you can be trusted; get back to me for
immediate action via my private mail box. ()

Regards,
Capt. Alas Gremari

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam