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: "John" <johnnutt3@handbag.com>
Reply-To: john_nutt@movemail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:08:55 -0800
Subject: Hello!
From: MR JOHN NUTT.
Bills & Exchange Department
Irish Nationwide Building Society
18 Donegall Square East,
Belfast,BTI 5HE
Northern Ireland.
PRIVATE AND URGENT
I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of money
from a deceased customer's account who On the 25th of July 2000, he
deceased,
his wife and their two Children died in the Air France concord plane crash
bound for New York in their plan for a world cruise.
wwww.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
Although I know that a transaction of this magnitude might make anyone
apprehensive,I
would like to assure you that we are sending you this mail with the best
of intensions.
PROPOSAL;Since then We have been trying to get this funds out of the bank,
the sum of US$13,450,000.00 (Thirteen Million,Four Hundred and fifty
Thousand
United States Dollars) in an account that belongs to our foreign customers
who died along with his entire family in the above accident stated above.
Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come
forward to lay claims to this money as the heir. We cannot release the fund
from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to
the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, we now seek your permission to have you stand as a
next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked
out by us for the funds (US$13,450,000.00) to be released in your favour
as the beneficiary's next of kin.
It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate court,
an order of madamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries.
Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual
business
endeavour by furnishing me with the following;
1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.
These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the appropriate
departments for necessary approvals in your favour before the transfer can
be made. We shall be compensating you with 3 Million Dollars on final
conclusion
of this project, while the rest shall be for us.
Your share stays with you while the rest shall be for us for investment
purposes in your country. If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not
take undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed in you, I await your
urgent response to this email.
Regards,
Mr.John Nutt.
___________________________________________________________
Book yourself something to look forward to in 2005.
Cheap flights - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/flights/
Bargain holidays - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/travel/holidays/
Anti-fraud resources: