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:

• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Ireland International Lottery" <claims_enter@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 18:54:54 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: SOUTH-WEST IRELAND LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATIONS


SOUTH-WEST IRELAND LOTTERY
9701 ALEXANDER MALL, ADELAIDE,
SOUTH-WEST AUSTRALIA.
(SOUTH-WEST AUSTRALIA LOTTERY
IS AN AFFILIATE OF MCI NETWORKS).
SANTON SQUARE, COMPLEX 21,
NETHERLANDS.

FROM: MS. SHARON MAXWELL.
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)


SIR/MADAM,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU OF THE RESULT OF THE
SOUTH-WEST IRELAND LOTTERY
(INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM) HELD ON THE 17TH, JUNE. 2006. YOUR

E-MAIL ADDRESS ATTACHED TO TICKET #: 34090322816 WITH

PRIZE # 435680- 00/12 DREW E1,000,000.00 WHICH WAS FIRST IN THE 1ST

CATEGORY OF THE DRAWS.YOU HAVE BEEN APPROVED TO RECEIVE E1,000,000.00
(ONE MILLION EUROS).

BECAUSE OF CLAIMS MIX-UP AND THE LIMITED TIME CLAIMS PAY-OUTS, WE WILL
ADVICE THAT YOU KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOUR
PRIZE (?1,000,000.00) HAS BEEN REMITTED TO YOU BY OUR ACCREDITED PAYING
BANK.YOU MUST ADHERE TO THIS INSTRUCTIONS STRICTLY TO AVOID LOSS OF
YOUR CASH PRIZE - THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN ABUSED SEVERALLY, SO WE ARE
DOING ALL WE CAN TO FORESTALL FURTHER ABUSE BY WAY OF WRONG CLAIMS.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS DRAWS WERE CONDUCTED
FORMALLY UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYES OF OVER 45,000 AUDIENCES.

WINNERS ARE SELECTED THROUGH AN INTERNET BALLOT SYSTEM FROM 160,000 PERSONAL AND CORPORATE E-MAIL ADDRESSES.

THE PROGRAM SPONSORED/SUPPORTED BY MCI NETWORKS IN CONJUNCTION WITH
SOUTH-WEST IRELAND LOTTERY.CONGRATULATE YOU ONCE AGAIN.

WE HOPE YOU WILL USE PART CASH PRIZE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR NEXT
MEGA DRAWS OF E85 MILLION.

REMEMBER, ALL WINNING MUST BE CLAIMED NOT LATER THAN 10-DAYS AFTER YOU
RECEIVE THIS NOTIFICATION.FAILURE TO CLAIM YOUR CASH PRIZE AFTER THISDATE
WILL RESULT IN PRIZE FORFEITURE.IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND
COMPLICATIONS REMEMBER TO QUOTE PERSONAL AND WINNING NUMBERS IN
CORRESPONDENCE WITH PAYING BANK.

KINDLY SEND THE FOLLOWING TO THE LOTTERY DIRECTOR FOR

REMITTANCE OF YOUR FUNDS :

(I) YOUR NAMES
(II) CONTACT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
(III) CONTACT ADDRESS
(IV) YOUR WINNING NUMBERS
(V) QUOTE AMOUNT WON

CONTACT INFORMATIONS :

SOUTH-WEST IRELAND LOTTERY
MR. JAMES ELLIOT
E-MAIL:JA_ELLIOT@COOLTOAD.COM
PHONE: 009 4470 319 420 47

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.
YOURS IN SERVICE,
MS. SHARON MAXWELL.
LOTTERY COORDINATOR

¡Miles de amigos con tus mismas aficiones! http://www.latinchat.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam