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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.
  • claimseuromillion06@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: ONLINE EURO MILLION LOTTERY <jonren01@charter.net>
Reply-To: indiansymphony@yahoogroups.co.in
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:56:12 -0700
Subject: [indiansymphony]just for fun NOTIFICATION.........YOU HAVE WON(Contact Our Agency)


THE EURO MILLION LOTTERY BOARD
HOME OFFICE: 165 FULHAM PALACE RD. W6 8JB
UNITED KINGDOM.
(Customer Services)
REFERENCE NUMBER:UK/839030X2/14
BATCH NUMBER:065/088/XY24
TICKET NUMBER:023-1111-790-458
NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the Draw 1067 of the EURO MILLION Lottery
online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 16th
of September 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
023-1111-790-458 with Serial number 5073-12 drew the lucky
numbers:05-11-12-16-17-42-45,and a bonus number of(42) this lucky
number subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.(bonus
no.42) .

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $1.5M
(One million five hundred thousand united states dollars)
in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is
from a total cash prize of £$15M(Fifteen Million United States Dollars)
shared amongst the first ten(10) lucky winners in this
category.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary

FIDUCIARY AGENT:Terry Clarkson (Esq.)
EMAIL:claimseuromillion06@yahoo.co.uk

Regards,
Michael Fredrick
Online Co-ordinator.

Copyright © 1994-2006The EURO MILLIONS Lottery Inc. All rights reserved.
Terms of Service - Guideline

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam