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:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +447011138457 (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.
  • melvin_john00008@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SIR THOMAS DOLE" <melvin_john00007@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:44:56 -0700
Subject: CALL TO COMFIRM(+447011138457)

CALL TO COMFIRM(+447011138457)
The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/776090X2/23
Batch: 013/05/8394369
Email:info@btl.co.uk


JUNE 16TH, 2007

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (2007/1080)
of the UK-LOTTO Sweepstake Lottery International
programs held on the June 16th, 2007 in LIVERPOOL
UNITED-KINGDOM. Your e-mail address attached to
Ticket number 27522465896-532 Serial number 652-662
Lucky number 7-14-18-23-31-45 , which subsequently
won you the lottery in the 1st category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of 691,252.00GPB{Six Hundred And Ninety One thousand,
Two hundred and Fifty two Great Britain pounds sterlings}
in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/07.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide
Web site through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 companies.

This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your
lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office, as indicated in your play coupon.
In view of this, your 691,252.00GPB{Six Hundred And Ninety
One thousand,Two hundred and Fifty two Great Britain pounds
sterlings}. would be released to you by our payment office.

Our fiduciary agent will immediately commence the process
to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep
your winning information confidential till your claims is
processed and you money remitted to you in whatever manner
you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:

BARRISTER MELVIN JOHN.
Email: melvin_john00008@yahoo.co.uk
Phone:+447011138457


Provide the following information needed to process your
winning claim.

(1).YOUR FULL NAMES......................
(2).CONTACT ADDRESS......................
(3).TEL/FAX NUMBERS......................
(4).OCCUPATION.........................
(5).WINNING NUMBERS......................
(6).AGE................................
(7).SEX................................
(8).NEXT OF KIN.........................
(9).WINNING EMAIL......................
(10).COUNTRY............................

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your reference/batch numbers and winning numbers in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent.

YOU ARE TO CHOOSE PAYMENT MODE: OPTIONS

1. BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER.

2. CERTIFIED CHEQUE MADE OUT IN YOUR NAME COURIER TO YOU VIA
OUR AFFILIATE COURIER COMPANY AND WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR
ADDRESS.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of
this program.

Yours Faithfully, DR THOMAS DOLE

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Sweepstakes
International
Program.



--

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam