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.
Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "matt willy" <ast_agent02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ast_peterestrada@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 02:12:29 -0600
Subject: PROPOSITION
FROM: Mr.Peter Estrada
575 Finchley Road
London NW3 7BJ,U.K.
UNITED KINGDOM.
PROPOSITION:
My name is Mr.Peter Estrada. I am a friend and a personal councillor to
a former credit manager and then the account officer of a foreigner
named Gerard St.Germain who died in an air crash along with his wife on
the 31st October 2001 in an Egyptian airline 990,with other passengers on
board. You can confirm this from the website below.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html
My friend resigned from the bank months ago because of internal family
problems,but before his resignaton he was managing the deposit account
of the late Gerard St Germain were he had access to some vital
information as to how the funds will be paid to the next of kin. Since his
death, none of his next-of-kin is alive to make claims for this money as
his heir,because they all died in the same accident, him and the wife,
Yvette St.Germain (May their soul rest in peace).
The bank cannot release the funds from his account unless someone
applies for the claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in
their banking guidelines. Upon this discovery, my friend asked me to look
for a reliable person to stand as the next of kin because he can not
handle this directly since he has worked in the bank, I 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 me and my friend for the funds valued
(US$15,000,000.00) to be released in your favour as the beneficiary's
next of kin. After five years the bank is permitted by law of UK to send
the money to the treasury as unclaimed bills and the money shared
amongst the directors of the bank.
It is on this basis,that my friend asked me to seek for whom shall be
used as the next of kin/beneficiary to this funds rather than allow the
bank directors to share this money amongst themselves at the end of the
year.
Upon your acceptance, I shall give other details for the successful
claim of the fund.We shall be compensating you with four million
dollars(US$4Million Dollars) on final conclusion of this project for
your assistance,US$1Million Dollars shall be for any unforssen
expenses,while the remaining US$10 Million will be shared between me
and my friend.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, please endeavor to contact me
immediately,if not please disregard this email.Send me your reply to my
private email address at,ast_peterestrada@yahoo.co.uk .
Regard,
Mr.Peter Estrada.
Anti-fraud resources: