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:
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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 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.
  • +66853516124 (Thailand, probably a mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Tina Akira <postina11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <yahoo_coordinator@she.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 07:13:08 +0000
Subject: THAILAND LOTTO AGENT CLAIM PROCESSING OFFICE


THAILAND LOTTO AGENT CLAIM PROCESSING OFFICE: 3 Rajdamnern Avenue Bangkok 10200.

Dear Winner,

Following official publication results of the Email electronic on line Sweepstakes organized by the Thai lotterycorporation, the Slide circular award and in conjunction with the foundation for the promotion of software products, ( F.P.S.)held on the 28th of September 2007, in Bangkok Thailand, wherein your electrononic email address emerged as one of the online winning emails in the 1st category, has won an Award Sum of $1,000,000.00 Dollars (ONE MILLION DOLLARS) Do contact the MR. KANE IVA with the Details below for your Claim.

CONGRATULATIONS, HERE ARE YOUR WINNING INFORMATION'S: WINNINGNUMBER :11-16-31-38-39. Ref Number (4226119) Serial Number 176087,lucky Numbers 12426765,Batch Number EU75011.

Mr. Kane Iva.Email:thailottoagent@yahoo.deTelephone: +66-853-516-124.

Sincerely Yours,Mrs. Tina Akira.Remember all winning must be claimed not later than 10th October 2007.

_________________________________________________________________
Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy!
http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam