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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.
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Fraud email example:
From: Mohammed subair <mohammed_subair01@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 11:57:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: urgent
continental trust bank.
Head Office,Plot 1212, tijian
bello Street, Victoria Island,
Lagos .
Attn: Sir,
First I must seek for your understanding and pray that God will give
you the wisdom to understand my problem and be in a position to help as you
will be surely blessed as you help.
I am Mr. Usman Abdullahi,I am 41 Years old and also the chief
accountant with continental trust bank . I have a transaction which I think will be of mutual benefit to both of us. In my desire for a foreign partner with whom to do this transaction, I stumbled on your contact from a business
directory.
As the head of accounts department of GBNP, I discovered some amount
of money while I was auditing accounts for the 2003 financial year
which has been lying there for over 3 years. On further inquiry, I
discovered that this money totalling about USD$21.5 Million
(twenty-one Million five hundred thousand United States Dollars) including
accumulated interest belonged to one MR Michael Osterkamp ,a Germany Nationale who lived here and died intestate with no beneficiary.This man died through a plane crash of ADC airlines in 1998.
I have Successfully secured the money and with the assistance of my
colleague,the money has been moved out of my bank and deposited in a
finances company. It was packed in three(2)metal trunk boxes as
photographic materials.I would need your particulars to enable me Prepare
documents which will authenticate that the Consignment belongs to you as the next of kin to MR Michael Osterkamp and to enable you claim the money.
I want to be assured of a safe account where the money will be
deposited pending my arrival.This transaction is absolutely risk free with no
illegal complications,I have made all necessary arrangements for a successful
transaction. Before this money is entrusted into your care, there must be an agreement that will be reached between us stating that:
1.BOTH PARTIES WILL NOT FOR ANY REASON CHEAT EACH OTHER.
2.BOTH PARTIES WILL WORK TOGETHER TO SEE THIS TRANSACTION THROUGH.
3.A HIGH DEGREE OF TRUST AND CONFIDENTIALITY WILL BE APPLIED FOR THE
SAKE OF OUR WORK.
4.I AND MY PARTNER WILL STRONGLY BE BY YOUR SIDE AS YOU CLAIM THIS
FUND AND I AND MY PARTNER WILL ARRAGE AN ATTORNEY(LAWYER)WHO WILL WORK ON YOUR BEHALF TO GET THE NECESSARY PAPERS NEEDED FOR A SMOOTH TRANSACTION.
5.YOU WILL NOT DISAPPEAR WITH OUR FUND AFTER YOU HAVECLAIMED IT.
6.DISBURSEMENT RATIO WILL BE 70 FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUE,15 FOR YOU, 5% WILL BE DONATED TO CHARITY,WHILE 10% WILL TAKE CARE OF OUR MUTUALEXPENCES.
There is need for you to respond to this offer immediately as the
government of my country have concluded plans to apply the money into arms
procurement to project wars and unrest in African continent.I must let you know that a high degree of trust is required and also we will like to use our own share to go into any lucrative business with your help/assistance.
Awaiting your urgent response now.
Yours Faithfully ,
Mr Mohammed Subair.
mail me back on my private box at .(subair_mohammed002@yahoo.com)thanks.
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