419 scam: ASPAC PROMOTION COMPANY <killensc@att.net> Aspac promotion company

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
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!
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: ASPAC PROMOTION COMPANY <killensc@att.net>
Reply-To: aspac.promotion_company@ciudad.com.ar
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:18:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Aspac promotion company

Dear Beneficiary,

We the Aspac promotion company is happy to inform you of this year's release of the ASIA INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION, we play with your Email address on the 5th January 2010, the results were released on the 19th February 2010. Your Email address was entered as an alternative Email attached to Reference Number: CC/2010/171MPL with, Batch number REF.NO: EGS/1983-022 NJA drew the lucky numbers 9-13-21-30-31-44, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved a lump sum payment of $ 750,000.00 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIVE THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in cash credited to file REF.NO: CC/09/171MPL. This is from a total cash prize of $ 18,671,410.00 (EIGHTEEN MILLION, SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ONE THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED AND TEN DOLLARS shared among the winners in this category). CONGRATULATIONS!!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from (Six Million) profiles such as BUKUTAMU E-mail Profiles from Asia, America, Africa, Europe, and South Pacific, as part of their New Year International promotion program.

Your winnings are to be paid through Western Union on daily transfers of $5,000 till the total of your winnings $ 750,000.00 is confirmed by you. As a matter of fact, the first transfer has been affected through Western Union Department of the African Regional paying bank, Eco Bank. The transfer details of your first transfer of $5,000 are as provided below and you are advised to track and access it online through Western Union website: www.westernunion.com.

MTCN: 7782318945
Sender^s first name: Dousou
Sender^s second name: Jack
Amount: $5,000:00

This transfer has no recipient name and location until we received the below listed requirements. You are therefore, advised to forward the following information immediately. This is because upon receipt, it shall be forwarded to Western Union Department of Eco Bank for subsequent transfer of $5,000 daily until the total amount won is confirmed by you.

1. Full Name:
2. Full Address:
3. Marital Status:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:
7. Nationality:
8. Telephone Number:

Congratulations once again!!!

Sincerely,

DR Mohammadali Ahmad Ali Ayasreh

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam