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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +31633705287 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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_friesland@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <nadalmary2002@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:17:30 -1100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS !!! LUCKY WINNER!


De Lottery Romande
Rue Marterey 13
1002 Lausanne
Switzerland.
Reference Number: LR/19-CH/4310
Batch: LR/05/0018

From: Mrs. Marylyn Nadal


Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are pleased to inform you the result of just concluded annual draws of
the DE LOTERIE ROMANDE Program international held on the 12th July 2006
De Loterie Romande draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 60,000
e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced
automated random computer ballot search from the internet as part of our
international promotions program which we conduct every year.
No tickets were sold.

After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address attached to
serial number 25-6565 drew the lucky numbers 6-13-18-24-33-39 which
consequently emerged you as one of first twenty-five (25) lucky winners in
the second category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of €2,000,000.00
(Two Million Euros) in cash credited to file LR/19-CH/4310.
This is from a total cash prize of €50,000,000 (Fifty Million) Euros shared
amongst the first twenty-five (25) lucky winners in this category.

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for De Loterie
Romande. The estimated €50 million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in
Europe history. The biggest was the €363 million jackpot that went to two
winners in February 2000 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions' predecessor.

Your funds are now deposited in an offshore bank with a hardcover
insurance. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you
keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and
your money remitted to you as this is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming or loose of funds to unauthorized persons.
Your winning Prize of €2,000,000.00 (Two Million Euros) would be released
to you by our affiliate bank in Europe.
The paying bank will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with them.
For immediate release of your cash prize to you, please kindly contact our
Paying Bank Friesland Bank Amsterdam, The Netherlands.)
Send them the following:
(i). your names,
(ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Contact Address
(iv) Your winning numbers
(v) Quote amount won.

Contact person:
Suzan Martins (Mrs).
Customer Service Dept.
Friesland Bank, Amsterdam.
The Netherlands.
Tel: 31 633-705-287
Fax: 31-847-137-590
E-mail: info_friesland@myway.com


The paying bank will assist you in the processing and immediate remittance
of your prize /funds into your designated bank account.

Note that all prize/ funds must be claimed not later than two weeks.
After this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as
unclaimed.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to
quote your Reference (LR/19-CH/4310) and Batch numbers (LR/05/0018) in every
correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in
your address, do inform the paying bank as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for
being part of our program.

Yours faithfully,
Marylyn Nadal (Mrs)
(Lottery Coordinator)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam