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: "frank kumalo" <frankkumalo_5@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:54:44 +0200
Subject: waiting for you call
(for the Family)
FORM:FRANK KUMALO,
TEL:27-733054221
Daer: sir.
You may be surprised to recieve this letter from mesince you do not know me
personally, the purpose of my introduction is that, I am FRANK KUMALO the
first son of JOHN KUMALO,who was recently murdered in the land dispute in
Zimbabwe. I got your contact through network online hence decided to write
you. Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Johannesburg to
deposit the sum of US$19Milllion (Nineteen Million United States Dollars),
in one of the private security company, as if he resaw the looming danger in
Zimbabwe. This money was deposited in a box as germ stones to avoid much
demurrage from security company. This amount was meant for the purchase of
new machines and chemicals for the farms and stablished of new farm in
Swaziland.
This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr.Robert Mugabe introduce
a new Land Act reform which wholly affected the rich white farmers and
some few blacks farmers. And this resulted to the killing and mob action by
Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society. In fact, a lot of
people were killed because of this land reformed Act for which my father
was one of the victim.
It is against this background that, I and my family who are currently
staying in South Africa decided to transfer my father’s money to foreign
account since the law of South Africa prohibit a refugee ( asylum
seeker) to open any bank account or to be involved in any financial
transaction throughout the territorial zone South Africa. As the eldest son
of my father, I am saddle with the responsibility of seeking a genuine
foreign account where this money could be transferred without the knowledge
of my government who are bent on taking everything we have got. The South
African government seems to be playing along with them. I am faced with the
dilemma of investing this amount of money in South Africa for fear of going
through the same experience in future since both countries have similar
political history . Moreover, the South African Foreign Exchange Policy does
not allow such investments for an asylum seeker.
As a business man, who I have to entrust my future since both my future and
of my family are in his hands,I must let you know that this transaction is
risk free.If you accept to assist me and my family all I want you to do for
me is to make arrangements and cometo Johannesburg South Africa, so that you
can open a non-resident account which you will aid us in transferring the
money into any account which you will nominate overseas. This money I
intended to use for investment.
I have two options for you, firstly you can choose to have certain
percentage of the money for nominating your account for this transaction. Or
you can go into partnership with me for proper profitable investment of the
money in your country. Whichever the options you want, feel free to notify
me I have also mapped 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in
the process of this transaction. If you do not prefer partnership I am
willing to give you 25% of the money while the remaining 70% will be for my
investment in your country.
Contact me with the above E-mail , Telephone and Fax
number while I implore you to maintain the absolute
secrecy required in this transaction
Yours Faithfully,
FRANK KUMALO,
(for the Family)
_________________________________________________________________
See. Hear. Share. Instantly. MSN Messenger - FREE download!
http://messenger.msn.co.za?DI=1054&XAPID=2532
Anti-fraud resources: