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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international lottery programme"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +2348054216281 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • revsamsonpetersnigeria@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM AUSTRALIA INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY DRAW" <australia_draw1011@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: revsamsonpetersnigeria@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2006 17:46:43 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU ARE A WINNER OF THE AUSTRALIA LOTTERY

FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE
AWARDS DEPARTMENT AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
COPORATION.
 
Winning Numbers: 8-03-39-43-44+45
 
                  AWARD NOTIFICATION: FINAL NOTICE
 
We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 26th of
JUNE  2006 from the Australian International Lottery Programme with
the following information:
 
Date:26/06/2006
Ref: 575061725
Batch: 8056490902/188
Winning no: KB8701/LPRC.
 
Which is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their
e-mail addresses.Your name was attached to ticket number; 575061725
8056490902 serial number 6741137002 This batch draws the lucky numbers
as follows: 8-3-39-43-44 bonus number 45,which consequently won the
lottery in the second category.
 
You hereby have been approved a prize of US$4,000,000.00 (FOUR MILLION
US DOLLARS) in cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total
cash prize US$20,000,000.00 (TWENTY MILLION US DOLLARS) shared amongst
five (5) lucky winners in this category.
 
All participants were selectedthrough a computer balloting system drawn from One hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.
 
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomorate of some
multinational companies in Australia as part of their social
responsibility to the citizens in the commmunities where they have
operational base.
 
Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European
representative office in UNITED KINGDOM as indicated in your play
coupon and your prize of US$4,000,000.00 will be released to you from
our Australian regional branch bureau in UNITED KINGDOM.
 
We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of
year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.
 
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our Fiducial Agent in NIGERIA, Rev. Samson Peters. at; (revsamsonpetersnigeria@hotmail.com) or call by phone +2348054216281 to file for your claim .
 
Please fill the form given below giving your details you're required to send him the filled form along with the message as you have recievered it:

 

FULL NAME:                                                                                               

GENDER:                                 

MARITAL STATUS:                                                

DATE:                          MONTH:                                YEAR:                             

ADDRESS:                                                                                                      

CITY:                                                      

STATE/PROVINCE:                                                                              

COUNTRY:                                                           

POSTAL/ZIP CODE:                                                             

NATIONALITY:                                                                  

RELIGION:                                                                   

OCCUPATION:                                                            

MOBILE PHONE#:                                                                  

HOUSE PHONE#:                                                                  

ALTERNATE E-MAIL ADDRESS:                                                                                              

 

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this
information confidential from the public until your claim is processed
and your prize has been released to you.
 
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or
unofficial personnel.
 
Note, all winnings MUST be claimed by the 18th of July 2006, otherwise
all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to
charity.
 
Congratulations once again on your winning!
 
ALSO ENSURE YOU TYPE THE EMAIL ADDRESS CORRECTLY TO ENSURE SAFE & QUICKMAIL DELIVERY/RESPONSE.
 
ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF
WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.
 
Best Regards.
MRS. JOY VIDUKA ,
CORDINATOR.
.....................................
................................................
........................................
PLEASE  CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AT THE EMAIL ADDRESS
BELOW:(revsamsonpetersnigeria@hotmail.com)

 

                        

---

Check the weather anywhere, anytime - just type "weather" from MSN Search

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam