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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • +447011146944 (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.
  • jacksonclaims08@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK FOUNDATION" <ukfoundation@hamdard.net.pk>
Reply-To: jacksonclaims08@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 11:46:50 +0500
Subject: UK FOUNDATION GRANT AWARD

THE UK FOUNDATION FOR BASIC RESEARCH.

The Uk Foundation for basic research would like to notify you that you
have been chosen by the board of trustees as one of the final
recipients of a cash Grant/Donation for your own personal,
educational, and business development.The Uk Foundation for basic
research was conceived with the objective of human growth, educational
and scientific research, with a mind also for Community development.

In conjunction with the ECOWAS,UNO and the EU We are To celebrate the
30th anniversary program, We are giving out a yearly donation of
£500,000.00 (five hundred thousand pounds sterling) each to 100 lucky
recipients. These specific Donations/Grants will be awarded to 100
lucky international recipients worldwide; in different categories for
their personal business development and enhancement of their
educational plans. This is a yearly program, which is a measure of
universal development strategy.

Based on the random selection exercise of internet websites and
millions of supermarket cash invoices worldwide, you were selected
among the lucky recipients to receive the award sum of ( £500,000.00 )

Five hundred thousand pounds sterling as charity donations/aid from
the Uk Foundation, ECOWAS, EU and the UNO in accordance with the
enabling act of Parliament. (Note that all beneficiaries email
addresses were selected randomly from over 100,000 internet websites
or a shop'scash invoice around your area in which you might have
purchased something from).

You are required to contact the Claims Processing Manager below, for
qualification documentation and processing of your claims. Please
endeavor to quote your Qualification numbers (N-222-6647, E-910-56),
REF Number: SW/90/0021/7896/56 BATCH No: 34/0065/KJY in all
discussions.

Executive Sec. MR. George Jackson.
Claims Processing Manager
TEL: +4470 1114 6944
FAX: +4470 9287 1710
Email: george.claims08@merseymail.com
Email: jacksonclaims08@hotmail.com

NOTE:THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE NEEDED FROM YOU AS TO ENABLE YOUR
DONATION FUNDS RELEASE !

1. Full Names: 2. Residential Address:
3. Direct Phone No: 4. Fax Number:
5. Email address: 6. Qualification numbers
7. Sex: 8. Nationality:
9. Occupation: 10.Age:

Finally, all funds should be claimed by their respective
beneficiaries,no later than 20 days after notification. Failure to do
so will mean cancellation of that beneficiary and its donation will
then be reserved for next years recipients.

On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest congratulations.

In your best interest to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any
kind,we request that you keep the entire details of your award
strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your
claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants of this program.


Sincerely Yours,
MRS.MARRY JACK.
THE PROMOTION COORDINATOR,

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam