419 scam: "MR.PETER FRANK"<test2@cinemaonline.com.my> LEE WING TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

joewein.net

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:

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:
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.PETER FRANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ruthavahouin1@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 08:33:48 -0700
Subject: LEE WING TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

LEE WING TRADING COMPANY LIMITED

GOOD DAY I AM DIPLOMAT MR.PETER FRANK.

HOW IS EVERYTHING AND YOUR FAMILY IS NOW OVER 4 HOURS THAT I HAVE BEEN HERE WITH USA CUSTOMS WHERE I WAS ARRESTED THAT I DO NOT HAVE A DELIVERY CLEARANCE PAPER AT CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. BUT I THANKS GOD THAT THEY HAVE RELEASED ME NOW WITH YOUR PACKAGE WORTH SUM OF $10.7 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS BUT THEY NEVER KNOW THAT IT CONTENTS ARE LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY. SO NOW THEM RELEASED ME WITH YOUR ATM CARD. YOU ADVICE TO RECONFIRM YOUR DETAILS YOU KNOW I LOST THEM DURING WHEN I WAS DRAGGING WITH YOUR PACKAGE BY SOME IMMIGRATION OFFICERS HERE.

AND AGAIN YOU HAVE TO PAY THE SUM OF $75 FOR AIR WAY BILL PAPERS THEY SAID THAT IF I DID NOT HAVE IT, I WILL NOT ENTER FLIGHT OR TAXI TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS, SO SEND THE FEES TO BENIN REPUBLIC WHERE I CAME FROM THEY WILL GET THE AIR WAY BILL ASAP AND FORWARD TO ME HERE IN THE AIRPORT AND IT WILL NOT TAKE ME MORE THAN 5/HRS OR 4/HRS I WILL GET TO YOUR HOME ONCE YOU SEND THE FEES. HERE IS THE INFORMATION TO SEND IT.

RECEIVERS NAME ........DORIS JOSES

COUNTRY .......BENIN REPUBLIC .

CITY COTONOU .

AMOUNT ........$75.00

QUESTION...... HOW LONG.

ANSWER ......5HOURS.

SENDERS NAME.......

MTCN........

PLEASE NOW THEM HAVE RELEASED ME AND I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY MORE LONG HERE AND I WILL DELIVER YOUR FUNDS IN 5 HRS TIME ONCE YOU SEND THE FEES TO TODAY WITH ABOVE GIVEN INFORMATION.DO THAT FAST SO THAT THEY WILL NOT LOOK OVER THIS PACKAGE TO KNOW THE CONTENTS, THANKS

DIPLOMATIC AGENT MR.PETER FRANK

E-MAIL: anthonyego@euromail.hu.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam