419 scam: "MRS. CLAUDIA IVAN" <acolsweat1@gmail.com> FRANCE 2016

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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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.
- +447700308812
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.
- bmartinleo@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS. CLAUDIA IVAN" <acolsweat1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: paymetsremittance@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 15:17:53 +0200
Subject: FRANCE 2016

*From: Mrs. Cluadia Ivan,*

*Zurich, *

*Switzerland. *

*Check for LOTTO 6/49: Customer Service: 680 NCA
85914 Ref:
EAAL/851OYHI/04 Batch No: Lotto 6/49: Winning No: 8880/ Bonus No: 22*

*Serial number:44/421/2014 Draw Coupon: Match 6+B *
*
CONGRATULATIONS!!!*

*Congratulation Your E-Mail Address Have Won You â‚¬500,000.00 Euros, (Five
Hundred Thousand Euros)This Promotion is for The 2016 EUROPEAN
CHAMPIONSHIP to be hosted in France, Sponsored by FIFA & EUROPEAN FOOTBALL
GOVERNING BODIES *

*This is from a total cash prize of â‚¬50,000,000.00 Euros. (FIFTY MILLION
EUROS) shared among the first One-Hundred Winners in this category
worldwide. Please note that youâ€™re lucky winning number falls within our
Lottery West booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your
play coupon, because this particular draw was selected to promote the 2016
European Football Championship (EURO) to be hosted in France, This is a
platform initiated by the Fifa & European Football Governing Bodies To
Create publicity and also to promote the Tournament Worldwide after the
Recent Terrorist Attack in Magazine Company â€œCharlie Hebdoâ€ & Jews
Supermarket Near Paris in France. This promotion is to demonstrate to the
World and football lovers around the globe that France is still United
regardless of the Recent Terrorist Attack. *

*Hence your winning information must be kept secret to enable you
participate in our subsequent games before the grand final in Paris
(FRANCE). In view of this, your â‚¬500,000.00 Euros, (Five Hundred Thousand
Euros) will be released to you by an accredited commercial Bank. Your agent
will immediately 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 draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and
personal E-mails. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claims is 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 claim your prize, please contact our corresponding agent in
South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release
of your fund, contact information are as follow and provide him with the
following informationâ€™s needed to process your winning prize. *
*Full Names â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦..Age: .......................Sex:
...........................Residential Address: ......................*
*Nationality: â€¦â€¦â€¦....................... Occupation:
....................................... Post held:
................................*
*Tel(s): .................................................. Fax:
........................................ Winning
number...........................*

*Serial number ............................... Company name:
.......................... Amount on.................................. *
* DR. MARTIN LEO *
*Tel: + 44-770-0308-812*
*Email: **bmartinleo@hotmail.com <bmartinleo@hotmail.com>*

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam