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: "mailerlotto lotto" <mailerlotto@latinmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 22:56:28 +0100 (CET)
Subject: RE:RE:EURO MILLION WINNING NOTIFICATION


EURO MILLION WINNING NOTIFICATION
Batch. N=BA: EULO/2907/444/908/06.
Ref. N=BA: ESC/WIN/008/05/10/MA

Dear Sir/Madam=20

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro Million lottery=20

Award 2007 Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on=20

1st of November 2007 in Spain. Your e-mail address attached to the=20

following digit

(=A1) Batch. N=BA: EULO/2907/444/908/07.
(=A1=A1) Ticket No: WRNM/SMI/5990
(=A1=A1=A1) Lucky No: 10-23-44-72-80
(iv) Serial No: MUOTI/82536
(v)Ref. N=BA: ESC/WIN/008/05/10/MA

which consequently, YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THIS YEAR=20

EURO MILLION=20

LOTTERY.in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved
=20
for a lump sum pay out of $ 950,000.00. (Nine Hundred And Fifty
=20
Thousand United State dollars.=20

CONGRATULATIONS !!!

Please be aware that the PAYING BANK will Effect Payment=20

Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, Verifications and validation=20

provided by this fiduciary agent. For security reasons, you are=20

advised to keep your winning information confidential till your=20

claims is processed and yourmoney remitted to you.Be informed=20

that the deadline to claim your winning prize is 30th November,=20
2007.
You must contact the appointed agent with your Full=20
Names,Please while contacting them do quote your reference,=20
batch and winning numbers as well as your full name, address=20

and telephone number .We advice all winners to keep this=20

information confidential from the public until your claim is=20

processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our=20

security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted=20

taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or=20

unofficial personnel.=20

Note, All winnings must be claimed within 30 days from this=20

notification otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed.=20

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Important WARNING!!!

Do not reply to this email address box, all reply should be=20

forward to your claim agent.
************************************************=20

Mutual Trust Agencia
Dr. Manuel Pablo
E-mail: infoagent2000@aim.com
Tel: 0034 686729721
***************************************************

Best Regards.
Your email address has brought to you this unexpected luck. Do=20
not reply to this box, all reply should be forward to your claim=20
agent.
************************************************=20

Ms.Rut Adan.
Program assistant.

Argentina vota. =A1Sigue las presidenciales! http://www.starmedia.com/n=
oticias/especiales/eleccionesargentina.html

Texto: =A1Concursa y g=E1nate un boleto doble para el show de The Polic=
e en M=E9xico! http://mx.starmedia.com/thepolice/

Anti-fraud resources: