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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • info_naturalstones@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Chau tan manpoong" <info@ansiindialtdcom.net>
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 01:29:39 +0000
Subject: Plz Reply..

ANSI GROUP LTD
Associated Stone Industries (Kotah) Ltd.
419-B, Joshiwadi, 2nd Floor, Kalbadevi Road
Mumbai - 400 002
Maharashtra (India)
Email: info_ansi@msn.com
 
Dear Prospective Representative,
 
I am Mr. Deepak Jatia, the Executive Director of a group of business Persons,
from India who deals on raw materials. we export into America/Europe/Asia
and Africa; my office with a Procurement officer is presently based in London, England. Where he can easily reach out to everyone and everybody can also reach out to him. This is because, alot of people complain of not being able to make long distance call to India and also we are contemplating on setting up a market in one of the European countries.
 
Meanwhile, because of the heavy nature of business that we went through in our last month`s fair, alot of Credit is being owe our company ranging to the tune of USD$22.5 million. This amount is owed us by individuals and co operate bodies all over. This led us to searching for Representatives in countries or near countries where we have Creditors owing from USD$30,000. Whereby this Creditors can make payments through you to us.
Please, we would like you to consider this position we have offered to you, by Representing us in your Region thereby transacting business between us and the Creditors, we shall be very
glad if this offered is considered by you. We look forward to doing business with you, also please bear in mind that you are only entitled to a 10% of any payment made through you to us each time you receive payment from any of our Creditor.
For inquiry into this position, all correspondence should be addressed to the Procurement office in London through the headman there, MR CHAU TAN MANPOONG, at info_naturalstones@yahoo.com
 
Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Deepak Jatia
Executive Director
Associated Stone Industries (Kotah) Ltd.
 
NOTE:
Be informed that this proposal is only open to you within the next 96 hours, if there be not reply from you within this time, it is considered you are not in tune with our demand.

 

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam