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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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 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.
  • internetlott05@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "rene michel" <lotto_net311@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:03:37 +0000
Subject: PRIZE AWARD CONTACT AGENT

THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, LUCKYDAY LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

REF: GSL/21256003/39
BATCH: 94/0017/IPD

 

 AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

 

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 30th december 2005 of your selection as one of the five winners of the promotional Golden Strike Sweepstakes Lottery Netherlands held recently as part of our BONANZA.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$500,000.00(five hundred thousand,  Dollars only) in cash  credited to file REF NO.GSL/21256003/39.

 

We in the Golden Strike Sweepstakes Lottery Netherlands is by this program, launching our model computer balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever growing number of participants in our various lottery programs.With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time. After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of 300,000 emails all participants were selected through a computer ballot system from the Middle East,Asia, Africa, Canada,Europe, USA and South America as part our International Promotions Program, which was conducted in view of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and zoning all participants by their respective  continents from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of the winners of the Grand Draw prize.

To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings,the transfer of your prize is  to be handled by our Prize Transfer agents. You are to  contact our agents by email or fax within a week of receiving this notice. Please find  full contact details below:

 MR CLEMENT GIDEON,
 FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
TEL:0031-630-907-500
 FAX:0031-847-539-641
 EMAIL: internetlott05@netscape.net

 

 Also find all other relevant winning lottery  information below:

 Ref  No: GSL/21256003/39
 Batch No:94/0017/IPD
 Zonal Draw No: GSLA2-405
 Serial Draw No: 2090
 Lucky no:845/452

 

 Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later  than a week of  receiving this notification. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please  remember to Quote your reference and batch numbers in very one of your correspondences with your agent.Furthermore ou are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery nformation and numbers from the public in line with our company security protocol to avoid double claiming and  unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals.

Congratulations again from all our staff  and thank you for being part of  our Promotions program.

 Yours Sincerely,

 Rene Van Michel,
 LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR.

 

 

 

 

 

--

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam