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 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.
• 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.
  • sinosteel8@yahoo.se (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • freda_goodson1@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?sino=20steel?= <sinosteel8@yahoo.se>
Reply-To: freda_goodson1@excite.com
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 21:07:45 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Area Rep. Needed


Jag har ny e-postadress!Skicka e-post till mig på denna adress: sinosteel8@yahoo.se

From the office of Dr.Vendrick Anderson Ho,


Public Relations Officer,


SINOSTEEL TRADING COMPANY,


CHINA



We deal on raw materials and we

export these products to the


Canadian,American and European Markets

with our head office located in


China.We are interested in employing

your services to work with us as


our representative,who can help us

establish a medium of receiving


payment on our behalf for raw

materials supplied to our customers in


Brazil,America,Canada and

Australia. We will be very glad if you are


interested in this

proposal,as our representative in your country and


you will


be

given further details in due course.




Please you have to assure us

of

your honesty,financial status and


employment status,as alot of

our

customers will be making payments


through you in this course of

transaction.If you are intrested,kindly


contact our procurement

officer,



Mrs Freda Goodson


for more information concerning this

transaction ;


STC PROCUREMENT OFFICE.


Mrs Freda Goodson


E-mail:

freda_goodson1@excite.com



We look forward to working with you.


Dr.

Jun Shan Ho,


Public Relations Officer


SINOSTEEL TRADING COMPANY,

CHINA.


www.sinosteel.com







CONFIDENTIAL


This Message is intended

only for the use of the individual or entity


to whom it is

addressed.

It may concern information that is


privileged,

confidential, and

exempt from disclosure under the law. If


you


receive this

communication in error, please notify us immediately ,

and


return the

original message to us at the


above address of this

disclaimer.





- sino steel

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam