fighting spam and scams on the Internet
|
Try our spam filter! Free trial for 30 days |
 |
|
|
joewein.de LLC fighting spam and scams on the Internet |
|
|
|
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.
Fraud email example:
From: "INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT." <sunpexfr@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 18:34:35 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION////// YOU ARE LUCKY.
FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
PLAZA DE COLON E- 28830
MADRID ESPAÑA
ATTENTION:REF/EG/2551256003/01.
BATCH No :000750013
This is to inform you of the release of the EL-
GORDO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY PROGRAM held on the 10th
November,2004. Due to the mix up of numbers, address
and the holidays, the results were released on the
15thNovember,2004. Your name attached to ticket number
025-11-464-992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the
lucky numbers 01512 which consequently won the
El-Gordo lottery Program in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout
of €615,810.00 (SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND,EIGHT
HUNDRED AND TEN EUROS ONLY) in cash credit to file
with REF:nº: EG/2551256003/01and
BATCH:nº:000750013.This is from a total cash prize of
€10,468,770 (TEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT
THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EUROS ONLY)
Shared among (17) (Seventeen) international winners in
this category. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your fund is now deposited with our security company
and insured in your name. Due to mix up of some
numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award
from public notice until your claim has been processed
and your money remitted to your designated account as
this is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking of an advantage of this
program by participants as it happened in the past.
All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Asia,
Australia, New Zealand, Europe, America and North
America as part of our International promotions
program which we conduct once every year. We hope your
lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in the next
years highstake of €1.3 BILLION inter. lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claims
agent, Mr. ALFREDO D. CARLOS the foreign service
Manager of ( LA-PRIMITIVA S.A.) on Tel:
0034651416074 for the processing and remittance of
your winning prize money to a designation of your
choice.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than, 29th of DECEMBER 2004 after which any fund(s)
not claimed will be returned to the MINISTERIO DE
ECONOMIA Y HACIENDA as unclaimed. And also be
informed that 10% of your Lottery Winning price will
be paid to ( LA-PRIMITIVA S.A.) after you have
received your money.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your reference
and batch numbers in every correspondence with us or
your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of
your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible. As soon as we hear from you we will send a
payment processing form which should be completed and
returned to fax back to this office for immediate
processing of your claims.
Congratulations once again from all our members and
staff. Thanks once again for being a part of our
International promotions program.
YOURS SINCERELY,
Anti-fraud resources: