419 scam: "Mrs Joan Collins" <oriental@orientalshipping.net> Dear Sir/Madam Apply For Your Loan Toady..........

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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "transcorploan.1@gmail.com" (This email address looks like addresses used in fake loan scams. Be suspicious of any lender who uses a free webmail address or who is based in different country from yourself.)
- "transcorploan.1@gmail.com" (This email address looks like addresses used in fake loan scams. Be suspicious of any lender who uses a free webmail address or who is based in different country from yourself.)
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.
- transcorploan.1@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Joan Collins" <oriental@orientalshipping.net>
Reply-To: transcorploan.1@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:28:06 +0530
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam Apply For Your Loan Toady..........

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am a registered private money lender. We give out loans to assist people, firms who need to update their financial status all over the world, with very Minimal annual Interest Rates as Low as 3% within 1-year to 30 years repayment duration period to any part of the world. We give out loans within the Minimum range of Five Thousand United State Dollars to One Million United State Dollars ($5,000 to $1,000,000 USD). Our loans are well insured for maximum security is our priority.Interested person should contact us via E-mail:transcorploan.1@gmail.com

Fill The Loan Application Form Below
First name.......................... .....................
Middle name.......................... ..................
Last name.......................... .....................
Amount Needed........................ ...............
Occupation.................... ........................
loan Duration...................... .....................
monthly income........................ ...............
Purpose Of Loan.......................... ...........
Residential Address(Not P.O Box).............
country of Resident...................... ............
Age........................... .............................
Marital Status........................ ..................
Nationality................... ............................
Home phone......................... ...................
Cell phone......................... ......................

Please do not click reply to this email,All Replies should be forwarded to
E-mail:transcorploan.1@gmail.com
Contact Name: Dr Joan Collins

N/B:
THERE IS NOTHING TO LOSE BUT YOUR DEBT AND FINANCIAL PROBLEMS !!!
We Are Here To Show You A Better Way To Financial Freedom !!!
Contact Us Today !!!

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam