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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447045702349 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:21:35 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: END OF YEAR PROMO!!!!

We happily announce to you the draw numbers of the BRITISH
LOTTERY6/49,online Sweepstakes International program held on the 15th
of Oct. 2008, Winning messages will be sent to all the winners in
this category.

Your Emails was selected as one of the First Prize 6/6 numbers to claim
the sum of £1,275,972.00 in this category. Having 2 lucky winners to
share the sum of £2,551,944.00

To file for your claim, you are to fill this form immediately and
submit to our fiduciary agent via email, who will give you more
infomation about your winnings:

MR ANDREW JENNINGS
Email: deliveryunit2008@live.com
phone numbers: +44 704 570 2349
+44 703 191 4550 .

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
Make Sure this Verification and Funds Release Form is sent to
the Fiduciary agent for quick verification and funds release purpose.

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4.DATE OF BIRTH:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS:_________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
9.AMOUNT WON:_______________________________
10. COUNTRY:________________________________


Congratulations once more,

Sir.Izack Pon.
Online coordinator
BRITISH LOTTO 64/9

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam