419 scam: "Hamilton's Office" <info@koutou-f.ac.jp> We Offer Loans....Apply Now

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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "loan amount" (Beware of fake loan offers. Real lenders would not normally use free webmail addresses such as Yahoo, nor would they lend to individuals or small businesses in a different country from where they are based. Beware of mobile phones or redirector numbers!)
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.
- laurencehamiltons@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Hamilton's Office" <info@koutou-f.ac.jp>
Reply-To: <laurencehamiltons@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 18:14:52 +0200
Subject: We Offer Loans....Apply Now

Hello,

We are a registered loan company and we offer loans to people all over the world at a very low interest rate.

Do you need a loan for Business/Investment or you want a Personal loan? We give out loans to individuals, companies, government agencies, churches and business organizations.

We can raise up to 5 Million Euros to finance different kinds of projects.Every customer both local and international have the guarantee of obtaining a loan from us.We are proud to say that, despite global economic uncertainty, we are still one of the European's fastest growing independent finance companies.

Apply today for a loan by sending us a mail and provide the following informations: Email: laurencehamiltons@hotmail.com

Name:
Contact Address/country:
Mobile Telephone Number:
Occupation:
Loan Amount:
Loan Duration:

Respectfully Submitted,

Hamilton's Investments
Email: laurencehamiltons@hotmail.com

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam