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: "Mrs. Mariam Abacha" <mrs1mariam@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs1mariam@excite.com
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 11:02:30 +0000
Subject: hello
ATTENTION:.SIR/MADAM,
RE: DISTRESS CALL FOR URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL
ASSISTANCE
I am MRS.HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA, the wife of the former Nigerian Head of State,
LATE GEN. SAN. ABACHA. Who died on the 8th of June 1998 as a result of
Cardiac Arrest while on the seat of power.
My main aim of sending you this (S.O.S) letter is to solicit for your
favour and help to Claim the sum of Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars (US$10,500.000.00) only which belongs to my late
husband, which he operated during the period he was in office. The reason
to get this money moved to another unknown account in Europe, Asia or
America is because since the death of my husband, the present
democratically elected government has secretly investigated, frozen all our
foreign accounts and started probing my Late husband's activities and
wealth. On the other hand, MOHAMMED ABACHA my son was also detained
together with some of my Husband’s Aides by the government as you may have
read through the print media or the cable Network, and have been released
but the condition of the family still
remains the same.
In view of this development, one of my Late Husband’s loyalist, who is
presently serving as a Governor in the new democratic dispensation has
cautioned that I should immediately Deposit this money in a Finance House as
"CONSIGNMENT"that cannot be traced to us or the Finace House without delay
before the government could discover the fund.And also for security reason
without the Finance House knowing what was in the Cosignment deposited.The
Consignment was delceared "Family Assets" to the Finance House.
In agreement with my family members. I have consulted our family Attorney,
by name Barrister Ughulu Ericson who has agreed and promised to handle all
modalities regarding to the Shippment of this fund through a Diplomatic
means by the Finance House.
However, our family Attorney has held series of meetings and concluded the
whole agreements with the Finance House official under whose custody the
fund is been kept here before the Shippment abroad ,and awaiting for the
family’s approval of any persons or company abroad where the fund will help
to claim this fund on behalf of my family from the Finance House
Confidentially within 3 days if you will agree to travel to Europe to claim
this fund (CONSIGNMENT) from the Finance
House,and this is my purpose of crying for your help and assistance, to
kindly assist my family by safe guarding this only money left in our
possession in your hands for the future welfare of my family.
Our Attorney and I (MRS.HAJIA MARIAM ABACHA) after much deliberation with my
family duly resolved that you will have the sum of 10% only out of the total
amount and all your E-mail, Telephone expenses, Fax
bills and Traveling expenses in the process of opening an account if you
don’t have any good one now, and other assistance rendered will be duly
calculated and refunded to you as soon as the fund is
received at your end.
All we require from you is utmost sincerity and co-operation to enable us
send the necessary documents and also secure a power of Attorney on your
name to enable you to claim this fund from the Finance House.
I am expecting you to advice me on tested blue chip investment opportunity
any where in the world that you deem fit, I have interest in Landed
Properties Stock Portfolio(Exploration and Marketing),Fish
Trawling, Maritime and Aviation,Tourism and Stock Management,Energy
Development and Manufacturing.
NOTE: That all correspondence relating to this issue should be directed to
our family Attorney whom I have given him all powers to handle this
transaction owing to security reasons, since I have been kept on a house
arrest and bound from traveling out of the country by the government until
the probe is over.Please contact our Attorney through his
Email:jezelawyer@excite.com The government has frozen all the family account
and auctioned all our properties. Refer to this website about my husband's
loot and you will understand what I mean
Please have mercy upon those in distress, be your brother’s keeper and save
our soul. The Almighty ALLAH, the most merciful will bless you abundantly
and protect you and your family for helping and assisting me in time of
great need.
Thank you,
May Almighty Allah bless you.
Mrs.Hajia Mariam Abacha.
Anti-fraud resources: