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: "ocha douglas" <ocha000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ochadouglas03@excite.com
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:08:57 +0100
Subject: Business Proposition For You
Dear Vang,
Good Day,My name is Ocha Douglas, the managing director of Union Bank Plc
Lagos- Nigeria.I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for
you. on 20th Novmber 2002 an Iraqi Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with
the BRITISH PETROLUEM CORPORATION Mr.Rahman Ibrahim. Made a numbered time
(Fixed deposit) for 24 calendar months, valued at US$22,400,000.00 (Twenty
two Million,Four hundred thousand dollars only) in this bank.
Upon maturity after two year, I sent a routine notification to his
forwarding address but got no reply.After four month, we sent a reminder and
finally we discovered from his contract employers, the British petroleum
corporation that Mr.Rahman Ibrahim died as a result of torture in the hand
of Sadam Hussein during one of his trips to his country Iraq. I found out
that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of
kin was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered
that Mr.Rahman Ibrahim did not declare any next of kin or relations before
his death.This sum of US$22,400,000.00 has been floating as unclaimed since
2002 in my bank as all efforts to get his relatives have hit the stones.
According to the Bank law at the expiration of 5 (Five) years, the money
will revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies to claim
the fund and the five years has elapsed, my proposal is that i want to seek
your consent as a foreigner to stand in as the owner of the money as the
next of kin to the deceased so that the bank will transfer the money to your
designated account. All documents and proof to enable you get this fund will
be carefully worked out. I have secured from the probate another of mandamus
to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries, and more so I am assuring you
that the business is a risk free involvement. Your share stays while the
rest will be for me and for investment purposes as I will leave Nigeria by
the end of the year.The sharing of the funds will be based according to
agreement between you and me.
Kindly furnish me with your information
1.Your Full Name/Contact Address
2.Your Personal Telephone Number for effective communication.
3.Your Age/Occupation
As soon as i receive reply of this mail in acceptance to our mutual business
proposal,I will furnish you with the necessary modalities and disbursement
ratio to suit both parties without any conflict. If this proposal is
acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust i have bestowed
in you.
PLEASE, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT DOING BUSINESS OVER THE INTERNET IS
RISKY. ENDEAVOR TO SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER IN YOUR
REPLY TO THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
Best Regard.
Ocha Douglas
_________________________________________________________________
Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE!
http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
Anti-fraud resources: