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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "money transfer control number" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "vat (5%)" (VAT is 17.5% in the UK but 5% in Nigeria)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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!
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • +447024098607 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447011137751 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • tntcourierservice_02@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: TNT COURIER SERVICE COMPANY <tntcourierservice_02@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 09:03:38 +0100 (BST)
Subject: TNT COURIER COST OF DELIVERY/MODE OF PAYMENT







18/05/2007

TNT COURIER SERVICE (TCS)
Customer/Delivery Services Department
Link House, 1C CHURCH STREET,
WHITCHURCH, HANTS,RG28 7AD ENGLAND.


ATTN :Winifride Kirschst

REG ORDER NO:757252
FOR DELIVERY PACKAGE

Email:tntcourierservice_02@yahoo.co.uk

TEL: +447024098607
TEL: + 447011137751
TEL: +447011147224

Welcome to TNT COURIER SERVICE (TCS). We are a courier company that ensures a safe, sound and secure delivery of your parcels, making sure you get them when expected.


Your package containing your cheque, original copy of your certificate and security documents alongside your consolation prizes have been picked up from the UK National Lottery Board head office and is ready for despatch.

Package Contents: Cheque, Winning Certificate and Security Documents.

Delivery time :.....................( time of recipient's availability)


Service Options: You are required to select a service option below.

The options, together with their associated conditions
are presented below:

Option:1
EXPRESS DELIVERY (24working hrs)
Mailing................................£205.00
Insurance............................£420.00
Vat (5%)...............................£075.00
TOTAL.................................£700.00========$ 1,383 USD
Option:2
PREMIUM SERVICE(2working days)
Mailing &n bsp;...................£170.00
Insurance............................£230.00
Vat (5%)...............................£100.00
TOTAL.................................£500.00========$ 984 USD

Option:3
REGULAR SERVICE(3working days)
Mailing ;.............................£100.00
Insurance............................£200.00
Vat (5%)...............................£80.00
TOTAL.................................£380.00========$ 753 USD
Please respond to this email by making a selection
from the three options above.

Also attach a scanned copy of either your driver's
licence, international passport (photo page) or any other legally identifying document(Optional).



If you need a currency converter, click on the link below:

Currency Converter http://www.xe.com



MODE OF PAYMENT

The charges are a little bit high because of the Hardcover insurance Policy we have undertaken incase of loss,Damage or Theft of your highly sensitive document and funds. We assume all responsibilities incase of any eventualities and we don't deliver on cash on delivery(C.O.D) because we don't accept cash.

Note that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy by which makes it impossible for us to deduct any amount from your winnings before it is Remitted to you.This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize is transferred to you.





You are required to make this payment via WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER in the name of our Accounts officer Mr Denis Booker.




NAME OF RECEIVERS: MR DENIS BOOKER.
ADDRESS:Link House, 1C CHURCH STREET,
WHITCHURCH, HANTS,RG28 7AD ENGLAND


The following payment information should be sent to this office via email.


NAME OF SENDER:
ADDRESS OF SENDER:
AMOUNT SENT:
ANY QUESTION:
MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER:
NAME OF RECEIVER:


Also be reminded that the deadline for the claiming of your winnings is exactly two weeks after the receipt of this email.After this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be re-used in the drawings of the next edition of the lottery.

Good luck and Congratulations once again. Please send your response within the next 24hrs to this same email address.

Best Regards
Mr.Perry Douglas
Dispatch Officer
TNT COURIER SERVICE
Please do call customer line for confirmation.
TEL: +447024098607
TEL: + 447011137751
TEL: +447011147224
Open 7days-24hrs-365days.
Email:tntcourierservice_02@yahoo.co.uk









Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam