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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "flash fortune lottery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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 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.
  • claimofficec@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "nina brawn" <fifaldrawnina@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:42:21 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION YOU HAVE WON THE SUM OF US$ 2,950,000.00 CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

FINAL NOTICE OF AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement for this month of August
2006, of winners of the LOTTERY INTERCEPT LOTTO SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS, held as part of our promotional draws.
Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America,
Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our
electronic business Promotions Program. You qualified for the draw as a
result of you visiting various websites we are running the e-business
promotions for. You/Your Company, attached to ticket number100-309-7482,
with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 5, 9, 12, 29, 40, 59, 76,
and consequently won in the Second Category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$2,950,000.00
in cash, which is the winning
payout for Second category winners. This is from the total prize money of
US$26,650,000.00 shared among the
Seven international winners in the Second category. CONGRATULATIONS! Your
fund is now deposited with the FINANCE COMPANY SA insured in your name. Due
to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award
strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your
money remitted to your account.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of
your prize, you will participate in our mid year (2006) high stakes US$1.3
billion International Lottery.To begin your claim, please contact your claim
agent immediately;

DR. PAUL BENSON
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
CLAIM AGENT SA.
# 25 RICHARDS RYLAAN, AUCKLAND PARK,0083
P.O. Box 524, AUCKLANDPARK
JOHANNESBURG 2001 SOUTH AFRICA
TEL:27 73 786 8904 Email:claimagent@agent.la
EMAIL:claimofficec@hotmail.com

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claim agent not
later than 15TH DAYS. After this Month, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference
and batch numbers provided below in every one of your correspondences with
your claims agent.

REFERENCE NUMBER: GML-S343-KKT-8811
BATCH NUMBER: 56T-DTH78-SAR99

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.
Sincerely,
Miss D Nina
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
FLASH FORTUNE LOTTERY.
2nd Floor SABC Radio Park Building P.O. Box 91711,
Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road.
Johannesburg, South Africa.


N.B. Any breach of delay on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail box. Contact your claims agent through his email contact
above.

_________________________________________________________________
Get the ultimate real-time chat experience - Windows Live Messenger!
http://messenger.live.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam