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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "POLISON CORPORATION" <admin_polisoncorporation@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 08:00:14 +0000
Subject: POLISON CORPORATION: COMPLETE FINANCE SOLUTION

Are you looking for a new job or new business opportunity? You can try to
play in the lottery and win millions, but POLISON CORPORATION offers you to
earn not millions but thousands of dollars every month. We offer you not
only a job, but also a new oppotunity to see your dreams come true.

What do you need to work with us?
honesty and responsibility live in the USA, Canada, Europe or Great Britain.
have a bank account/open a new one in your country
have constant access to the internet
have a contact telephone number

POLISON CORPORATION is one of the largest industrial safety equipments
organisation and yearly we are heading into new world markets.Working for us
as a Payment Processing Manager (PPM), you will become a part of the new
trend in the world banking system. Duties of the position are simple, and
income depends only on your efforts. All you have to do is transfer payments
from our clients to us getting your job percentage from each transaction.For
further information, please feel free to contact;

Mr. Steve Yoshiyuki,
Marketing Director,
POLISON CORPORATION.
Email:marketingdirectorr@polisoncorporation.com

We trust in you and you must trust in yourself even if you have no money for
buying a new house or for studying, POLISON CORPORATION cares about your
prosperity. POLISON CORPORATION is the complete finance solution!!!

THANK YOU,
POLISON CORPORATION ADMIN.
=============================

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam