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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447011138305 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447005963567 (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.
  • huaxiangimportexportcoltd@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Huaxiang Import Export" <huaxiang_salesdept032@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:51:00 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS OFFER!

                                   HUAXIANG GROUP              

                         Import & Export Co Ltd

                                   (CHINA)

Huaxiang Import & Export Ltd: introduces to you a position of the FINANCIAL MANAGER, responsible for payment from the customers and financial means.

The requirements for the interested candidate are as follow:

- Being energetic, responsible, honest and industrious

- Being under 80 years old and 18yrs and above

- Having a few (1-2) spare hours a day)

- Having a phone house/mobile phone

- Having a passport or Drivers license (any means of identification)

Once you are able to attribute to your self and meet the entire above listed requirement, you should apply for an offered position. Our company remains one of the most successful distributors, manufacturer and exporter of a wide range of car audio, car video,car speakers and automobile related equipments, as well as a large importer of AC, fridge compressors, pumps and valves, machine tools, and cast irons such as gray iron and alloys.

The company plans to undertake export, import and cash-and-carry wholesale trading of metallurgical raw and processed materials, auxiliary materials, metallic and non-metallic mineral products, non-ferrous and ferrous metal products and other items, in order to achieve our set goal , we have decided to employ the services of eligible persons/company ready to act as our sales representative in his/her country/region.

Recently our company profit has increase so much that we have decided to expand it into the market of Europe, Australia, America and Africa, so the duties of the financial manager in one of these countries require receiving the payments on our behalf from the customer in the nearest region. After that, the employee is supposed to remitte the receiving payment into the company's account.

Note that you can still go about your normal business activity as our payment agent, it only requires few hours of your spare time weekly. Finally we would like to mention that, the salary of our staff is not fixed by definite amount of money, we are always eager to give you an opportunity to earn more depending the amount collected from our customers, therefore any questions are welcome on our e-mail address below:

Your email should be address to the marketing manager, zonal head office in Europe.

Mr. Bradon Martins

Mayfield road Belvedere, DA17 6DX

London, United Kingdom.

Phone: +44-701-113-8305

Fax: 44-700-596-3567

Email: huaxiangimportexportcoltd@yahoo.co.uk

Web Site: www.huaxianggroup.cn

---

Try the new Live Search today!

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam