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: "mariam abacha" <mariam_abacha12@mymail.ro>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:03:47 +0200
Subject: DEAR FRIEND; PLEASE HELP ME OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear Friend!!!,
First of all I will like you to kindly view these
sites as they will help
you to believe this story and understand it as well.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/845456.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2282366.stm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4079607-103676,00.html
This business proposal to you is strictly
confidential, with due respect.
Sorry for any inconvenience or stress this my mail
may bring to you may be
through reading it or otherwise, Since we have not
known ourselves or met
previously. Despite that, I am constrained to write
you this letter because
of the urgency it deserves.
By way of self introduction, I am Mrs. Mariam
Abacha, the widow of the late
Gen. Sanni Abacha former Nigerian Military Head of
State who died
mysteriously as a result of Cardiac Arrest. Since
after my husband's death
my family is under restriction of movement and that
not withstanding, we are
being molested, policed and our Bank Account both
here and abroad are being
frozen by the Nigerian Civilian Government.
Following the sudden death of my husband General
Sani Abacha the late;
former head of state of Nigeria in june 1998, I have
been thrown into a
state of utmost confusion, frustration and
hopelessness by the present
civilian administration,
I have been subjected to physical and psychological
torture by the security
agents in the country. My first son was just
released from detention some
time ago by the Nigerian Government for an offence
he did not commit. As a
widow that is so traumatized, I have lost confidence
with anybody within the
country.
Following the recent discovery of my husband's Bank
Account by the Nigerian
Government with Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of
S$700Million and
DM450Milllion was logged, I was able to conceal and
move out the sum of
US$30Million, which was secretly lodged in a trunk
box (CONSIGNMENTS)and
deposited with a Security Company abroad as
materials of Inheritance.
I therefore personally decided to contact you in
confidence and also appeal
to you seriously and religiously for your urgent
assistance to move this
money into your country where I believe it will be
safe since I cannot leave
the country due to restriction of movement imposed
on the members of my
family by the Nigerian Government.
You will be contacted by my attorney, and he will
meet with you face to
face, in order to liase with you towards the
effective completion of this
transaction.
Now my questions are:-
1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
If you can sponsor this transfer. Consider this and
get back to me. However,
arrangements have been put in place as soon as you
indicate your interest,
torwards completing this transaction.
Upon your acceptance, we will let you know the
percentage and also work out
other modalities that will be beneficial to both of
us.
Please reply urgently and treat with absolute
confidentiality and sincerity.
We have also planned on how we invest this fund in
your country on any
lucrative venture as soon as you agree and we
conclude.
Best regards and may Allah bless you.
Hajia Mariam abacha(Mrs.)
Anti-fraud resources: