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.

Please note about this email:

• It is a fake lottery scam (8 typical phrases found).
  

Fraud email example:

From: "UK LOTTERY" <uklottery175@msn.com>
Reply-To: barristerandrewsmith@barrelhorses.com
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:43:34 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

                         

                               P O Box 1010
                          Liverpool, L70 1NL
                            UNITED KINGDOM
                          (Customer Services) .

 

Date:24/12/2005  
Ref: ILP/HW 47509/02
Batch:05/763638/IPD
Winning no: 11 13 26 34 44 48

                                                    CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Dear:Winner,

 

We are delighted to inform you of  the result of the E-mail address ballot lottery draw of the BRITISH cash-out lotto bv international programme,which took place on the 24th of DECEMBER 2005.This is a computer generated lottery of Internet users using email addresses for draws.

 

This lotto draw is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from different World Wide Web(www)sites.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 275-189-657-23-05 with Serial number 8756-05 drew the lucky numbers  and bonus ball number which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of  £2,500,000.00 (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND ONLY) in cash credit file ref:ILP/HW 47509/02.

This is from the total cash prize of £20,000,000.00 Million pounds,shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.All participant were selected randomly through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada,Australia,United States,Asia,Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions programme which is conducted annually.This Lottery is being promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of Multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.

 

Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European representative office in LONDON,as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of £2,500,000.00 will be released to you from the regional branch office in LONDON.

 

We hope with part of your prize,you will participate in our end of year high stakes for £5, Billion international draw.Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

 

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact your claims agent,Barrister Andrew Smith by this

 email.... (barristerandrewsmith@barrelhorses.com) by filling this form below and send it to him to file for your claim .

LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.

 

UKONLINE UK ON-INE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.      Please fill in the appropriate information in the space below: CLAIMS PROCESSING FORM. WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA   ............................................................................................................................................................................ Last name First and middle names . ........................................................................................................................................................................... Mailing address   City:...............................State:............................. ZipCode:...................................   Phone number:............................................Fax number:................................................   Country:....................................................................................................... Email address:........................................................................................... Occupation:..................................................Job title:............................................   Annual Income........................................Hours Per Work:.........................................   Date and Place of Birth:.........................................................................................   Ticket number:......................................Pin Number............................   Ref number:..........................................................   Batch number:......................................Amount Won:.......................................................   Marital Status:....................................................                    CAPITAL TRUST SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY UK

 

  

Please quote your reference,batch and winning number which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name,

address and telephone number to help locate your file easily.

 

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

    

Note that,all winnings MUST be claimed by a STIPULATED TIME;otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually be reabsorbed into our next lucky dip sweepstakes.

                      

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!! 
 
Yours in service,

                         
Mrs. Vivian Don

 

Executive Co-ordinator(British Lottery Organization).

Barrister Andrew Smith (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr.John Show(Manager A.P.S Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).

 

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS OFFICE,MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT YOUR  CLAIMS AGENT ABOVE.ALSO MAKE SURE YOU SEND DOWN YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL

RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.

 

 

 

--

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam