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.

Fraud email example:

From: "SWISS LOTTO" <swisslotto@abek-willy.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 10:11:48 +0000
Subject: Congratulations winner.

SWISS LOTTO
GESELLSCHAFT SCHWEIZER ZAHLENLOTTO
POSTFACH
4002 BASEL
REF NUMBER: SL/74/368/05
BATCH NUMBER: SL-121-LT-11-12-05
E-mail:swisslotto@abek-willy.com


DEAR SIR/MADAM,


WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU, THAT AS A RESULT OF OUR RECENT LOTTERY
DRAWS HELD ON THE 22ND OF AUGUST. 2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 63538953216-435 with
serial number 172-488 draw lucky numbers 13 - 15 - 16 - 26 - 28 - 41 + 19
which consequently won in the 2nd category. you have therefore been
approved for a lump sum pay out of 4,000,000.00 (FOUR MILLION DOLLARS).


Note that All participants in this lottery program have been selected
randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000
companies and 30,000,000.individual email addresses from all search
ngines and web sites. This promotional program takes place every year, and
is
promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of
Brunei, Michael Dell of Dell Computers and other corporate organizations.
this is to encourage the use of the Internet and computers worldwide.


For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your
money remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.We look forward to your active participation in our next year
USD 75
million slot.You are requested to contact our clearance officer below to
assist you with your winnings and subsequent payments.To file in your
claim,you are advised to respond back to me.



All winnings must be claimed not later than one month After the date of
this notice.Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications,remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in
all correspondence. Furthermore,should there be any change of address,
do notify us.

Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our
promotional program.

NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF
AGE.


Sincerely yours,
MRS.JULIE KURTIS
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)
© 1995-2005 Swisslotto - all rights reserved - Switzerland
Swiss Lotto is a trademark of Gesellschaft Schweizer
Zahlenlotto - 4002 Basel

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam