419 scam: "Engr.Han Izhi" <nicu.suteu@serus.ro> PLEASE BE OUR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE.

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)
- "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
- "inchinacggltd@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a company representative scam. This type of job offer scam involves the cashing of fake checks and money orders. It could expose you to losses of tens of thousands of dollars as well as to the risk of criminal prosecution and (in some cases) imprisonment.

Fraud email example:

From: "Engr.Han Izhi" <nicu.suteu@serus.ro>
Reply-To: inchinacggltd@yahoo.cn
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:29:46 +0300
Subject: PLEASE BE OUR COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE.

Dear Sir/Madam,

First and Foremost, I wish to introduce to you CITIC GUOAN GROUP LTD. This
company was established in 2005 and also Registered with the chinese
Government.

Presently,we are faced with some problems most especially with our payment
methods as most of our clients we have in United States of America who
prefer to pay us VIA CHEQUE OR WIRE TRANSFER PAYMENT METHODS, Rather than
cash. Being a foreign company makes it harder to manage sales transactions
with US customers, thus we are looking for support of regional customer
service representative.

The main duties include receiving and making payments on client's behalf,
managing the preparation and distribution for expected transactions and
ensuring accuracy and promptness of payments and reports.

Benefits:
1. 10% for each payment you receive on our Behalf + monthly bonuses
2. All banking and cellphone expenses covered
3. No risk involved and No out of pocket expenses
4. No need to sell anything or look for customers

To indicate your interest please send to us
Full Names:
Your Contact Address:
Telephone and Fax Number:
Occupation:
Age:
Name of Company,if any:

Please send your Response to the EMAIL: inchinacggltd@yahoo.cn

Your Sincerly
Engr.Han Izhi(CEO).
CITIC GUOAN GROUP.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam