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.

Fraud email example:

From: "National Lottery Promo" <aikens2004@keromail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: aikens2004@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 02:25:30 -0800
Subject: National Lottery Promo

National Lottery Promo
Paseo Maritimo, 1, ParqueDoña
Sofia, Blq. 5, Local 4A 29640Fuengirola,
Málaga, Spain
1st Floor, Block E
Crownwood Office Park
100 Northern Parkway
ORMONDE,Johannesburg,South Africa
Ref: nAS/941OYI/04
Batch:04/06/MA34
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the National
Lottery Promo International programs held on the
20th of NOV 2004 in Johannesburg,South Africa.
Your email address attached to ticket number
:77770054689 with serial number :7345/04 drew the
lucky numbers 12-8-9-11-12-5, which subsequently
won you the lottery in the second category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of US$2,000,000.00 (Two Million,United States Dollars) in cash credited to file npl/233376899/04.
This is from a total cash prize of US$ 60 Million
Dollars,shared amongst the first thirty (30) lucky
winners in this category.
In view of this,your US$ 2,000,000.00 (TWO Million,
United States Dollars ) would
be released to you by our security firm in
Europe.Our European agent will immediately commence
the process to facilitate the release of your funds
as soon as you contact her.
All participants were selected randomly from World
wide Website through computer ballot system
extracted from over 100,000 companies and
individuals.This promotion takes place annually.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever
manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is
part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by
some unscrupulous elements. Please bewarned.
To file your claims, please contact our agent:
Mrs Franca Aikens
Prime Trust Inc.
Email: aikens2004@yahoo.ca
To avoid unnecessary delay and complications, Please
quote your reference/batch numbers in any
correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and
staffs of this program!!!
Sincerely,
Mrs Sarah Jeffersons,
Public Relations Officer
National Lottery Promo

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam