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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • owen_coordinator_flash@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "owen williams" <flash25_coordinator2010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: owen_coordinator_flash_fotune@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:15:52 +0200
Subject: From : Lotto Manager . South African 2010 World cup lottery online 2007

From : Lotto Manager . South African 2010 World cup lottery online 2007
Lottery Headquarters:109 Church street, Johasnnesburg. South Africa.
Batch: ( 13/26/DC36.)

CONGRATULATIONS FOR WINNING:

We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World cup Bid
lottery Award International programs held in GERMANY. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: (B9665 75604546 199) with Serial number
(97560)Drew the winning NO: (60/84/27/17/36), and Insurance number
(KISCS433/2010SNLP/2007) which subsequently won you the lottery award in the
2nd category.

Your name have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$500,000.00
(FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND United States Dollars) in cash credited to file
Number (KPC/9030108308/03). Please note that your lucky winning number
falls within our lottery booklet representative office in South Africa as
indicate in the play coupon.


In view of this, your U.S $500,000.00 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND United States
Dollars) would be released to you by our bank manager immediately he
commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you
contact him.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web-site through
computer draw system and extracted from over (100,000.00) companies and
individual emails address. The lottery programe took place to promote south
africa (2010 world cup award).
Click on the website below:

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/photos/index.html?aid=403262&d=1

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims are 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 be
warned)
To file for your claim, please contact your claim agent immediately you read
this message for the registration and notarization of your fund in the
justice department which enable the quick release of your fund, his contact
information is as follows.

Name: DR owen williams
E-mail : owen_coordinator_flash@yahoo.com

Please be informed that all winning Prize must be claimed on or before 30
days of this notification. To avoid unnecessary delays 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 that has succesfully won this competition.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
signed: President Nelson Mandela (chairman)
Molefi OLIPHANT (President)
Chief Operations Officer
Albert MOKOENA
Chief Executive Officer
Danny JORDAAN.
.
Thank you for your co-operation
(Zonal Co-ordinator)
Dr Samuel Brown

(Make sure you reply with the details stated below:)
NAME :.................................................................
ADDRESS:..........................................................
CITY:..................................................................
STATE:.................................................................
ZIP CODE:..............................................................
PHONE NUMBER(S):.................................................
CELL:........................................................................
OCCUPATION..........................................................
AGE:........................................................................
SEX :.....................................................................

_________________________________________________________________
Make free PC-to-PC calls with no loss of life!
http://www.communicationevolved.com/en-za/

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam