419 scam: "Mr. Tim Howard."<info@hymaco.com> Dear Esteemed Funds Owner

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.
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.
- mrlarrsonlawrence@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Tim Howard." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrlarrsonlawrence@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 18:37:32 +0900
Subject: Dear Esteemed Funds Owner

Ref: Transfer Payment Update
Approved Amount Valued: US$1,450,000.00

First, please accept our apologies for the Long Overdue Payment which should have been paid to you for the Past 6 months but was not issued due to some bad and corrupt officials.
However, it is my delight to inform you that every modalities has been finalized to make funds available to you via Bank to Bank Transfer.

You are to contact Rev Larson Lawrence, Chief Financial Officer for Business Operations and Support, Regions Bank- Birmingham, Alabama USA. Rev Larson Lawrence is in custody of your payment file in order to insure a hitch free transfer to your choice bank account.

Contact Information¡¯s' Stated Below.
Managers Name: Rev Larson LawrenceContact
E-mail Address: mrlarrsonlawrence@gmail.com

We are all aware of the Internet Scams going on around the globe, but be rest assured that this is %100 legitimate and risk-free, therefore no need to be skeptical over this because all necessary modalities has been concluded and all legal endorsement has been done and in place.

You are advised to contact Rev Larson Lawrence of Regions Bank as soon as possible via the above contact details.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Tim Howard.
For: Senior ControllerTreasure Fund Administration
British Government Springwell Offshore Clearing House

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam