fighting spam and scams on the Internet
|
Try our spam filter! Free trial for 30 days |
 |
|
|
joewein.de LLC fighting spam and scams on the Internet |
|
|
|
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.
Fraud email example:
From: "Metropolitan Bank Ltd." <proposalrequesting@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: info-metropolitan-bank@financier.com
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 12:37:42 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Attn SIR, Reply Urgently
DR. MUYIWA BAKARE
Managing Director
Metropolitan Bank Ltd
ATTN: SIR,
I am pleased to geting across to you for an urgent and profitable business deal, though I don't know you neither have I seen you before but my confidence was reposed on you when the Chief Executive of your country's; State chamber of Commerce and Industry handed me your contact.
I am the branch manager of Metropolitan Bank Ltd, Victoria Island branch. The intended business is thus; We had a customer, a Foreigner; His name is George klussen. George was a Contractor with one of the Government Parastatals. He has in his Account in my branch the sum of US $18.5 Million Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only). Unfortunately, the man died three years ago until today non-of his next of kin has come forward to claim the money. Having noticed this, I in collaboration with two other top management staff of my bank have covered up the account all this while.
Now we want you (being a foreigner) to be fronted as his next of kin and forward your account and other relevant documents to be advised to you by us to attest to the Claim. We will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back up the claims. The whole procedures will last only five working days to get the fund retrieved successfully without trace even now or in future. Your response is only what we are waiting for as we have arranged all necessary things.
As soon as you read this message, kindly reply to my email address given below or call me in the office on +234-1-7926877; to indicate your interest. Please if you are calling from the US, please dial 001 plu my number I will furnish you with the whole procedures to ensure that the deal is successfully concluded.
For your assistance, we have agreed to give you twenty five percent (25%) of the Total sum at the end of the transaction while 65% would be for my colleagues and I and the remaining 10% would be for any form of expenses that may be incurred during the course of the transaction which would be given to us when the money is transferred into your account before splitting the balance on the agreed percentage of 65% to 25%.
In order to get all the required legal documents from the court here, kindly send the following below information to me immediately.
Your Full Names, Telephone (mobile) and fax numbers as well as your resident or company address.
I await your earliest response.
Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Muyiwa Bakare
Managing Director
Metropolitan Bank Ltd.
E-mail: info-metropolitan-bank@financier.com
---------------------------------
To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre.
Anti-fraud resources: