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: "Mr.Lawrence Idowu" <mrlawidowu1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrlawidowu@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 08:58:51 +0000
Subject: CAN YOU HANDLE THIS PROJECT?
FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR. INCHARGE
FOREIGN ACCOUNT & AUDIT DEPARTMENT.
ATTN: DIRECTOR /CEO.
I decided to relate this transaction to you after going through you/your
company’s profile proved that you can handle this transaction. I am Mr
Lawrence Idowu, 50years old, and work with Citi Bank of Nigerian Plc (One of
the Richest Bank in Nigeria). There is an existing dormant account here in
our bank, which we have also monitored for the past 5years now, which belong
to one Late Mr. Bill Cannady, Nationality of your Country. When I discovered
there was no deposits or withdrawal from this account for this long period
of time, I decided to carry out a system investigation which we discovered
that none of the family members nor relations of the late Mr. Bill Cannady
aware of this account. This is the story in a nutshell.
Now I want an account overseas where the bank will transfer this fund.
Thereafter I have planned to destroy all relative documents for this
account, after I had provided all necessary documentations on your behalf as
the next of kin to Late Mr. Bill Cannady, to received the total sum as
stated to your account immediately. It is a careful network and for the past
eleven month I have worked out every thing to ensure a hitch free
operation.Regarding, the amount at this moment and plus accumulated
interest, balance in this account stand at total sum of (15.2mDollars).
Now our question is. –
(1) Can you handle this project? (2) Can we give you the trust that you will
release our share of the above total sum as soon as you received in your
account without delaying? We have agreed to offer you this percentage 20% of
the total amount of receiving this fund into your account successfully.
Please kindly consider this and get back to me, Call me through my direct
telephone as given belonw first as soon as you received this mail.
Finally, it is our humble prayer that the information as contained herein is
according to the necessary attention, Urgency, Secrecy as well as it
deserve. I’m expecting your urgent response if you can handle this project
through which I will indicate the details on how we can achieve this
transfer successfully.
Yours Faithfully.
Mr Lawrence Idowu, (Director)
Foreign account Unit & Audit Dept.
DL-TEL: 234-803-447-6639
CITI BANK OF NIGERIAN PLC – HEADQUARTER
_________________________________________________________________
Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE!
http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
Anti-fraud resources: