![]() |
joewein.de LLC fighting spam and scams on the Internet |
|
|
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:
Fraud email example:
From: Adam Stockwin <uklotteryformagent4@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:53:49 +0100 (BST)
Subject: information
All participants of this online promotion programme were selected randomly from numerous World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from close to 125,000 unions, associations and corporate bodies listed online. This promotion takes place Quarterly.
Provide to us with the information below:
1.Full Name:
2.Full Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Ticket Number(above):
12.Reference Number(above):
13.Batch Number(above):
For due processing and remittance of your prize money.
please remember to quote your reference number in every one of your correspondences with your claims officer. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims officer as soon as possible.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you for being part of our online promotional lottery program.
Yours Truly,
SIR RICHARD K. LIOYD.
Co-ordinator(Online Promo Programme).
---------------------------------
Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Tryit now.
Anti-fraud resources: