joewein.net   joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet
Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days
  jwSpamSpy

Home
About Us
Spam
419/Nigeria
Fraud
Contact

"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

Fraud email example:

From: lise johnson <lise1johnson@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:12:29 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Gerard Kohlmache,Beneficiary.


Attn: Gerard Kohlmache,Beneficiary.

Reference Number: 71/95/ZPMD
Batch Number:EMLS:433-908-622.

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your email regarding the just concluded South Africa World Cup 2010 sweep stake e-lottery-promotion held on April,2007.

Similarly, the International Lottery Association in its new payment policies has mandated that all lottery payments shall be made either via Irrevocable Bank Draft or Electronic Bank Transfer to ensure swift payment to all the numerous lump prize winners.

Therefore, you are urgently requested to forward the following informations to our management for proper verification and vetting of your winning:

1,Scan Copy of Identification (International Passport Copy or Drivers License)
2,Notification Email from South Africa 2010 Lottery Association
3,Your Direct Telephone and Fax Number
4,Valid Contact Address.
5,
Winning numbers
Email ticket number
Lotto code number
File Ref number

Due to mix up of some Winning Numbers and Company Names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and prize money remitted to your account as this is part of our Security Protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants as it has happened in the past.

On receipt of the above informations with a reachable telephone number, we shall begin the registration and processing of your award/prize for the immediate release of your lump prize without further delay.

Best regards,
Lise Johnson
Secretary to Director Of Operations


---------------------------------
Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Tryit now.

Anti-fraud resources: