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:

• 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.
  • reply_masudacoltd@yahoo.com.hk

Fraud email example:

From: "chemical industries" <industries.chemical@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:43:57 -0800
Subject: OFFER TO ACT AS AN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE


*Dear Prospective Legal Representative,*

*OFFER TO ACT AS AN INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE.*

I am *Mr. Masuda Shinyaku*, *MD/CEO/PRESIDENT of Masuda Chemical Industries
Co., Ltd. Japan*.
We are a company that deal on Chemical Products like caustic calcined
magnesite, Nicotinic Acid/ niacin and lots more and we also export them into
America , Canada , Europe and Asia. But presently, we are been faced with
some problems, most especially in the issue of language/Currency Variance
and also receiving payments from our international customers who prefer to
pay us with other payment methods rather than cash due to the large sums
involved.
Presently we find it very cumbersome in receiving these payments from our
international customers due to the new monetary policy in our banking
systems here in Japan and this is gradually crippling our business. We have
numerous customers in America , Canada , Europe and Asia and we cannot
afford to loose them due to this problem. So in an attempt in finding a
lasting solution, we are currently searching for *LEGAL AND OFFICIAL
REPRESENTATIVES* who can help us establish an easy medium of getting to our
customers in America , Canada , Europe and Asia as well as making payments
through the representative to us.

We hereby request for your hand in partnership to act as our
Payment/Remittance Representative to act as our agent who shall receive
payments on our behalf from our customers in your region. Do clearly NOTE
that this commitment is not time consuming; hence it can be done alongside
any other job of yours. Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the
opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay you for your
services to act as our representative in your region. And in subsequent time
to come we will provide you with the privilege of visiting any of the
countries where our branches/outlets are located.

* **Notify your interest in this business offer by sending the following
legal information required below to this official e-mail address:
info@masudachemicalindustries.net * <reply_masudacoltd@yahoo.com.hk> * *
**
*Representative Informations Required:
**1.Full names
2.Age
3.Sex
4.Marital Status:
5.Present Occupation (Company And position)
6.Phone Number/Fax
7.Full Contact Address (Not a P.O.Box).*

Further official details will be made known to you upon the receipt of
this requested above information. Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.

*Respectfully yours,
Mr. Masuda Shinyaku
MD/CEO/President
MASUDA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES CO. LTD
IMPORT & EXPORT JAPAN.
#55,Takamatsu Toyoma 930-0397,
Tokyo, Japan. *

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam