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: "ABUBAKAR KAMARA" <abulkamara1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: abulkamara@yahoo.ca
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:57:21 +0100
Subject: REPLY SOON.
Dear Sir,
May the blessing of God be upon you and grant you the wisdom and sympathy to understand my situation and how much I need your help.
I am Abubakar Kamara,the only Son of Mr. Sieka Kamara Former Personal Assistance to the present Minister for Mines and Natural Resources in-charge of the diamond production sales in my country Sierra-Leone.I am writing to express my interest in real estate or landed properties in your country.Though some months ago before the peace pact in my country, my father and his colleagues were killed by rebel group of Mr. Foday Sankoh during an inspection visit to the rich diamond mining area in the village of Izumba, were the rebels laid an ambush and open fire on the convoy killing my father and some of his colleagues who were on their way to the diamond mining zone.Following the peace pact that was introduce by the united nation keeping force some months back.Before his untimely death, he instructed me to leave the
country for my safety and start up a business somewhere out side Africa.
He reviewed to me of a deposit of one diplomatic box which he concealed with one of the private security company here in dakar containing US$9.5M (Nine million, five hundred thousand united states dollars) declared as family valuables,
Actually, I have never met you before, it was a friend of my fathers who happened to be present at his burial that advised me to consider your country for my investments. After due consideration, I started searching the web side where I got your email address. No one else is aware of my proposal to you. Due to social, economic and political instability in west African region, I decided to seek your assistance in transfering this money to your position for investment purposes. I have all the vital documents that covers the deposit which could be faxed to you upon request.
Please note that Transaction of this nature demands the highest trust and confidence between both parties. This transaction is risk free .
I am now in Dakar-Senegal for the facilitation of this transaction. Please kindly communicate your acceptance or otherwise of this proposal through my e.mail address for us to discuss the modalities of seeing this transaction through.However, if you are not disposed to assist, kindly distroy this letter to protect the identity and confidentiality of the parties involved.
I count on you greatly for your assistance.Please,if where i contacted you is not okay with you,do not hestiate to tell me and provide another address where i will be contacting you.A good percentage awaits you for your assistance.
I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convinent time.
Yours Sincerely,
Abubakar Kamara.
Anti-fraud resources: