joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

Fraud email example:

From: ROYAL SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY <royalspanishs@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:54:26 +0100
Subject: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION 2006(PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT)!!!


ROYAL SPANISH SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF: RSSL/61-ILGI0509/45
BATCH:RSSL/15/096/WRCS
DATE:08/11/2006
RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION
Dear Winner,

This is to inform you of the release of the Royal Spanish Sweepstakes Lottery
Email Promotional Program held on the 1st August 2006, this result was initially
delayed due to mix up of email addresses, the results were finally released on
the 30th October 2006, and your email attached to Ticket number: 212005600545
188 with Serial number: 4888/02, which drew the Lucky numbers: 41-6-76-13-45-8,
which consequently won the lottery in the Second category of the year 2006. You
are therefore approved for a lump sum payout of €1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION EUROS
ONLY) in cash accredited to file reference number: KPC/9080333308/03 this is

from a total cash prize of €19,000,000.00 (NINTEEN MILLION EUROS ONLY) Shared
among the nineteen international winners in this category.
Your fund is now deposited in a security company with your prize money insured
in your email. Due to mix up of some email addresses, we ask that you keep this
award from public notice until your claim has been processed and money remitted
to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by participants as it has happened
in the past. All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies,this
promotion takes place annually. We hope your lucky email address will draw a

bigger cash prize in the next high stake promotion agenda of €30,000,000.00
(THIRTY MILLION EUROS).
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr Jeff Carlos
World Royal Consultancy And Securities Madrid Spain.
Tel:+34-676-756-576
Email: worldroyconsult@yahoo.es or worldryconsult@netscape.net

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account
of your choice.Remember,You are to contact our agents by email and within a week
of receiving this notice.After this date, all funds will be returned to the
MINISTERIO DE ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed.For further processing and
remittance of your winning funds you are fill and forward to our claim agent the
completed processing verification form below.
(1)NAME OF BENEFICIARY
(2)ADDRESS
(3)TELEPHONE
(4)DATE OF BIRTH
(5)OCCUPATION
(6)NATIONALITY
(7)COUNTRY
(8)TICKET NO
(9)SCAN COPY OF IDENTITY(International passport or drivers licence or any other identity).

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications,please quote your reference/batch
numbers in any correspondences with us as your assigned claim
agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.

Yours Sincerely,
Wilfred Alberto
Lottery Director.

Anti-fraud resources: