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)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was 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!
• 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.
  • info_lottocodinator@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?NATIONAL=20LOTTO=20COMMISSION?= <info_lottocodinator@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: edris_denedo@myway.com
Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 15:31:07 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: info_lottocodinator@yahoo.co.uk

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:


WINNING NOTIFICATION


ATTENTION: Dear Sir/Madam,


I am Mr.Edris Denedo the fiduciary agent assigned to your case. I wish

to Congratulate you on your victory, you are a lucky person to have won

this lottery. Your email address was amongst those chosen this quarter

from our new java-based software that randomly selects email addresses


from the web from which winners are selected. You are required to

forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your

claims and certificate which will facilitate the release of your winnings.


The lottery is an annual event orgainised by LUCKYDAY LOTTO

(www.luckyday.nl) and we are the united kingdom regional promoters.


Your winning price is to the tune of 2,000,000,000.00 (Two Million

Euros)


1. Full names.

2. Contact Address.

3. Phone and Fax number.

4. Occupation.

5. Age and Sex.

6. Nationality.


You are advised to forward this information as soon as possible to

enable us attend to your winnings. Our firm has been contracted to handle

payments on your behalf, once we confirm your information, your payments

would be processed. Everything was done in such a way that our


payments mode would meet the standards set by the Lottery boards.After

you have sent down these information, a certificate will be prepared

for you.


This is to be your proof of winning from this office to the payment

center before they release your funds. Be advised that your winnings would

be paid to you in Four(4) installments of 500,000.00 Euros {Five

Hundred Thousand Euros}. This is done because of the amount won by you. This

money would be paid to you on instalmental basis via the Correspondent

Bank of the Lottery promoters.


You are advised to keep your winning numbers secret to avoid

unscrupulous elements from taking advantage of the situation.


Once again, congratulations.


Yours faithfully,


Edris Denedo

Lotto Cordinator.

- NATIONAL LOTTO COMMISSION

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam