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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: foundation de france <foundation_notice011@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrs_julian.abidal_05@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 23:54:45 -0500
Subject: DONATION GRANT NOTIFICATION



webmail.icdc.com
djackson
Fondation Di France (FDF)http://www.fdf.orgThe Fondation Di France, would like to notify you that you have been chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final recipients of a Grant/Donation cash aid of US$350,000.00 (three hundred and fift thousand United states Dollars) as charity donations/aid from the Fondation DiFrance. The Fondation Di France was established 1977 by the Multi-Million groups and now supported by United Nations Organization (UNO) and the European Union (EU) is conceived with the objective of human growth, educational, and community development thereby uplifting the standard of living of people.
Fondation Di France is supported by ECONOMIC COMMUNITY FOR WEST AFRICAN STATES, UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION and the EUROPEAN UNION, We are giving out a yearly donation of US$350,000.00 (three hundred and fifty thousand United states Dollars) to each 100 lucky recipients. These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 100 lucky international recipients worldwide, in different categories.How ever you will have to fill below and submit this form to the office annex in France for verification & direction on how you can claim your fund, You are to contact our office annex in France for the processing of your grant/donation cash aid as this will ensure efficiency in our services, meanwhile you will be given your donation pin number and payment-release-order-form, which you will use in collecting the funds.Please endeavor to quote your Qualification number ((FDF-444-6647-9163))in all discussions.
FULL NAMES:_______________ADDRESS: _________________CITY:_____________________COUNTRY___________________SEX:______________________AGE:______________________MARITAL STATUS:___________OCCUPATION:_______________E-MAIL ADDRESS:___________TELEPHONE NUMBER:_________
You are required to contact the Executive Secretary in france with the below information, For the qualification documentation and processing of your claims.Executive Secretary Contact Details:Name: Mrs.Julian AbidalE-mail: mrs_julian.abidal_05@yahoo.comYours faithfully,Mrs.Christie Cisse
_________________________________________________________________
Climb to the top of the charts!  Play Star Shuffle:  the word scramble challenge with star power.
http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam