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: Cox peter <coxpeter82300@msn.com>
Reply-To: <coxpeter005@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:18:09 +0000
Subject: Be Honest to me...
A friend of mine, an American Soldier currently based at the US Military base in Jarkater,
Indonesia kept 3 large trunk boxes in my house since June 2007. He told me that the boxes
contained private personal effects.He had just returned from a tour of Military duty in Iraq . In October, he left again for
Iraq , on another tour of duty. Unfortunately, he died in Baghdad , Iraq in November, 2007,
from a car bomb attack. I mourned his passing because he was the first American friend I had, and liked me, an
Aikido (martial arts) 5th Dan belt holder. I checked with his commanding Officer and
discovered that he had no known living relative. I made up my mind to declare the 3 boxes
and turn them over to the American Authorities. But first I wanted to know the contents in
order to avoid trouble. My instincts were right! The 2 boxes were stacked full with US$ 100
Dollar Notes! My guess would be about 20 million or even more! After a few days deep thinking, I decided not to declare the boxes for fear of getting into
trouble. I took a few notes at random and gave to my banker to examine. My banker confirmed
that they were all genuine US currency 100 Dollar Notes. I was instantly confronted with a
big problem. I would surely be prosecuted and sent to jail if I tried to deposit suchlarge amount into my Bank account. Even small deposits spread over a long time could
attract the attention of the tax Authorities, and would surely lead to an investigation and
eventual prosecution for money laundering and worse. I therefore decided to seek for outside help. I need an honest person who can come to
Indonesia and take the boxes, one at a time and put the money in a suitable bank abroad. If
you agree to become my Partner, you must come to Japan first and see all the money; you,
can take some Notes and confirm at any Bank here.
Then, you will travel back to your Country with 1 Box. When you have successfully deposited
the money in a safe Bank account, you will come back for the second box, and finally the
last. If you reply, I will give you my phone and fax numbers for a much more secure
communication.
Thank you!Peter C.
Anti-fraud resources: