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: PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE <ligia.barreto@consist.com.br>
Reply-To: pchprizeclaims@itbox.ro
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:26:49 -0000
Subject: Give Away Number:1400



--
We are please to announce to you that your email address
emerged along side 4 others as a category 2 winner in this
year\'s weekly Publishers Clearing House Consequently. You
have won One million dollars and therefore been approved
for a total pay out of One million dollar($1,000,000.00USD)
The following particulars are attached to your lotto
payment order:
WINNING NUMBERS:64-57-81-76-67-23
Email, ticket number: FL 754/22/76
Give Away Number:1400
Please contact the underlined claims officer with the
Contact info below:
AGENT: MR.DAVID VAN PETERS
EMAIL: pchprizeclaims@itbox.ro
Winner you are to send the details below to process the
Immediate payment
of your prize
=======================
1. Name in full:
2. Address:
3. Email:
4. Sex:
5. Age:
6.Telephone:
7. Nationality:
8. Present Country:
9. Occupation:
=======================
Please note that the information required will not be furnished to any third
party and will be used for the purpose at which it is required. Beneficiaries
are warned to keep their claims confidential until they have completed the
remittance process to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program.

=======================
!!!Once Again Congratulations!!!
Yours Sincerely,
MRS. Margaret Crossan
Claims Officer.P.C.H LOTTO


Anti-fraud resources: