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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447031967475 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448703890361 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • claims_agent_dencer@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Susan Gilberts" <claims_agent_dencer@katamail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:48:58 +0100
Subject: Troppoloto Award Notification

Troppo lottery
PO Box 1290, Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.

Ref: XYL /26510460036/05
Batch: 24/00318/IPD


WINNING NOTIFICATION!
Dear lucky winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#1021) of the UK Troppo lottery, online Sweepstakes International
promo held on the 3rd of July, 2006. Your email address attached to Ticket Number: 56475612545166 with
Serial number 5367/02 drew the lucky numbers: 01 - 15 - 23 - 30 - 45 - 49 (33 Bonus Ball), which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category,match 5. You have therefore been approved to claim a
total sum of £650,000.00 (Six Hundred, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) cash, credited to file
XYL/26510460036/05.

All Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 550,000 email
addresses drawn from Europe, Asia, Pacific Asia, Middle-East, the continent of Africa, North & South
America as part of our international promo conducted to encourage prospective overseas entries.

The idea of this promotion is that within ten years from now, there will be notable richness among many
unusual people around the world. This will give many people the opportunity to get their lives to a stage
where they had always wanted. Kindly note that you will only be chosen in this online email promo once,
which means that subsequent winnings will not get to you again.

We also wish to inform you that your winning number falls within our European booklet, as indicated in
your play coupon. In view of this, your winning will be processed and released by our payment office in
United Kingdom.

You are required to contact our Fiduciary Agent:
Barrister Mark Dencer
Phone: +44 703 196 7475
Fax: +44 870 389 0361
Email: claims_agent_dencer@katamail.com

Who will immediately commence and facilitate the release of your funds. Kindly provide him with the
requirements listed below:

Name___________________________________________________________
Address________________________________________________________
Nationality____________________________________________________
Age____________________________________________________________
Occupation______________________________________________________
Phone/Fax______________________________________________________
PresentCountry__________________________________________________
MaritalStatus__________________________________________________
Gender_________________________________________________________

For security reasons, our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press
anonymity. This is part of our precautionary measures. Any double claim detected by our monitoring committee
will lead to cancellation of winnings.

All winning must be claimed not later than 15 (fifteen) days of receipt of this notification. After
this date all unclaimed, funds will be included in the next stake. And to avoid any unnecessary
complications, winners should remember to quote their REF and BATCH NUMBERS.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address, do inform our Claims Agent.

Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified.

Yours faithfully,
Mrs Susan Gilberts
Coordinator, The UK Troppo lottery Inc.



You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below citing the batch and
reference numbers to this letter between the hours of 8.00AM to 8.00 PM, Monday through Saturday.


Copyright 1994-2006 The UK Troppo lottery Inc.
All
rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline

77635 476378 255667460

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam