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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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 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.
  • +34690327309 (Spain, 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.
  • bonolottoespaa@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mutuamadrilleo@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BONOLOTTO ESPAÑA" <bonolottoespaa@yahoo.es> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:00:00 +0100
Subject:

EL GORDO DE LA PRIMITIVA
C/GUZMAN EL BUENO,137
MADRID - ESPAÑA

E-mail: bonolottoespaa@yahoo.es <http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=bonolottoespaa@yahoo.es>

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/05
BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the release today, 17th of NOVEMBER 2006, of the BONOLOTTO SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY/INTER-NATIONAL PROGRAMS held on the 10th of NOVEMBER 2006.
Your email address name attached to ticket number 025
11464992-750 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky number 3-18-19-30-32-39,which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.

You are therefore been approve for the lump sum pay out of euros 394,861.07 (Three Hundred And Ninety Four Thousand,Eight Hundred And Sixty One Euros Seven cents Only.) in cash credit to the file REF: LP/26510460037/04.
This is from a total prize of euros 10,000,000.00 share among the twenty
five (25) International winners in this category.
CONGRATULATION!
Your fund is now deposited with a Security Company
MUTUAMADRILEÑA .S.A.
Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask
that you keep this award a top secret from the public
notice until your claim as been processed and your prize
money remitted to your account as this is a part of
our Security protocol to avoid double claiming award or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from 25,000 email address names
from Australia, USA, Europe, Asia ,New Zealand, Middle-East and
South-North America .As part of our international promotions
program, which we conducted once in a year.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will take part
in our end of the year high stake euros 300 Million
International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact the issuing
authority, your prize claim agent, MR RAUL CASANOVA,
at MUTUAMADRILEÑA .S.A. (Foreign Service
Manager) for processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Tel: 0034 690327309,
Fax:0034-690327309.
Email:mutuamadrilleo@yahoo.es. Remember, all prize
money must be claimed not later than the 27th of november
2006. After this date, 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 in every of your correspondence with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any address do inform
your claims agent as soon as possible.
Please remember to ask for your prize claim certificate.
Congratulation again from all member of our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotion program.

Best regards,
MARIA JOSE SANCHEZ.
VICE PRESIDENT.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam