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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447024010239 (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.
  • hafiz.agent93@yahoo.ie (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Shell Promo <shellpromo_uk2008@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 13:40:30 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONGRATULATION FOR WINNING THE SHELL PRIZE!



SHELL MANAGEMENT KUWAIT
REF: 435062725
BATCH: 7050470902/189
WINNING NO: GB8101/LPRC
DATE :2008 AWARD


 CONGRATULATIONS!!
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are delighted to inform you of your prize which
was released on the 3rd October 2008, from the
SHELL LOTTERY PROMO,which is fully based on an electronic
selection of winners using their e-mail addresses from some
sites.
Your email address was attached to:
ticket number; 4700172507056490102
serial number 7741134002
This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 and
bonus number 17,which consequently won the lottery in
the second category.
You hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of US$1.3,000.000
(ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash credit
file ref: ILP/HW 47509/09 from the total cash prize shared
amongst eight lucky winners in this category.
All participants were selected through a computer balloting
system drawn form Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from
Canada, Australia ,United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East,
Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotion
program which is conducted annually.
Furthermore, your details(e-mail address) falls within our
European representative office in Amsterdam, Holland as
indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US$1.3,000.000
will be released to you from this regional branch office in
LONDON. We hope that with part of your prize, you
will participate in our end of year high stakes for
US$1.3 Billion international draw.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact our fiducial agent,AGENT MRS. HAFIZ IBRAHIM to file
for your claim .
QUOTE YOUR:
1.YOUR REFERENCE NO:
2.YOUR BATCH NO:
3.YOUR WINNING NO:
4:YOUR TELEPHONE NO:
5.YOUR NAME:
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this
information confidential from the public until your claim is
processed and your prize released to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this
programme by non-participants or unofficial personnel.
Note: all winnings MUST be claimed by the 30th of
NOVEMBER 2008; otherwise all funds will be returned
as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity
organizations.
PLEASE CONTACT AGENT: MRS. HAFIZ IBRAHIM, so that she will tell you of
how you will receive your winning prize.
 
AGENT: MRS. HAFIZ IBRAHIM
+447024010239
 :hafiz.agent93@yahoo.ie
Congratulations once again on your win!!!
Best Regards (co-ordinator)
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR
CLAIMS AGENT AT ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF
THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION
 
PAST WINNERS

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam