419 scam: " Joint Government"<jgov2020@discuz.org> IMPORTANCE NOTICE

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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.
- +447045730397 (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.
- jointgovernment2@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: " Joint Government" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jointgovernment2@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:31:56 -0400
Subject: IMPORTANCE NOTICE

(JGOL) LOTTERY PROMOTION DRAW NOTIFICATION
Ref No: QAR/GLPX00/AA2008
Batch No: 6614/00322/L9-20

Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw #9-51-88-76-14 NNC 77 of the Joint Government Lottery held recently in which your email address attached to ticket number: ( 992 61 44 327 83 04 )with the serial number: (1095/08) drew the lucky numbers, 40-06-66-00-55-78 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category Thunder ball Jackpot. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay of GBP 999, 000, 00 (Nine hundred and ninety nine thousand great British Pound Sterling) approximately USD 1.5Million in cash credited to file LN/2220-GBL2/008. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from over 100,000 unions, associations, corporate bodies and individuals e-mails listed online.

This promotion takes place monthly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our International Booklet representative office here in London as indicated in your winning numbers. Your fund is now available for claim. Due to the mix up of some numbers and email address, we request you to quote your Reference and Batch numbers. We also advice you to keep this award strictly from Public Notice until your claim has been processed. In view of this, you're GBP 999, 000, 00. Would be released to you by our payment office here in London.

To file for your claim, PROVIDING THE BELOW INFORMATION REQUIRED TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE to Officer Dr.George Lee via email. ( jointgovernment2@yahoo.co.jp ) or Tel: +447045730397 .

1. Full Name...
2. Address...
3. Nationality...
4. Age...Date of Birth: ......................
5. Occupation...
6. Phone…………………...Phone 2: ....................Fax: no.....
7. State of Origin: ......................Country: .................

For due processing and remittance of your prize money .Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than two Weeks after notice. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. Good luck from me and members of the staff of Government lottery.

Sincerely
Mrs., Nilda Parinas.
Promotions Manager. Co-Sponsors of the award:
The Yahoo Incorporation and Emirates Airlines.
*******************************************************************

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam