419 scam: "yesfinance03@gmail.com" <cred_consolildate_center

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:

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.
- yesfinance03@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "yesfinance03@gmail.com" <cred_consolildate_center_0@mchsi.com>
Reply-To: spenserloanfirm@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:56:03 +0000
Subject:

--
you can contact me via e-mail: yesfinance03@gmail.com

LOAN OFFER WITH LOW INTEREST,FAST AND EASY
I am Mr Chris Murphy a financial manager and i
grant debt consolidation
loans,business loans,private loans,home
refinancing loans and so much more at a
low interest rate with out any up front fee.My
loan process are collateral free
and repayment can be made either monthly or
yearly.If you wish to obtain a loan
from me,you can contact me via e-mail:
yesfinance03@gmail.com

BORROWERS INFORMATION
Your names ................................
Your country................................
Your address ..............................
Your occupation ..........................
Phone..................................
Monthly income.......................
Loan Duration........................
Loan amount.........................

Chris Murphy.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam