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.
Fraud email example:
From: frank_chang222@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2004 01:33:57 +0100
Subject: urgent
FROM THE DESK OF:
MR.FRANK CHANG
FOREIGN REMMITTANCE MANAGER
PRIVATE INVESTMENT BANKING
FORIEGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
BANK OF CHINA(BOC)
JOHANNESBURG BRANCH
SOUTH AFRICA.
4TH JUNE,2004.
DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS MR.FRANK CHANG,I AM THE FOREIGN REMMITTANCE MANAGER. PRIVATE
INVESTMENT BANKING, BANK OF CHINA(BOC) JOHANNESBURG BRANCH SOUTH AFRICA.I
GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH A CONSULTANT WHO HAPPEN TO HAVE STRONG BELEIVE
IN YOU TO HELP ME OUT IN THIS PROJECT.
I AM WRITTING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK LATE MR.MOHAMMED
KAMAL YASSER,A SAUDI ARABIAN NATIONAL AND AN OIL CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR WITH
THE SOUTH AFRICAN MINERALS CORPORATION WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE FATAI PLANE
CRASH OF 31TH OCTOBER 1999,ABOARD AN EGYPTIAN AIRLINE 990 WITH OTHER PASSENGERS
ON BOARD.AS YOU CAN VERIFY FROM THE URL: LINK BELOW IT IS FOR YOUR PERUSAL
HIS NAME IS THE LAST NAME ON THE LIST HE BOARDED THE PLANE FROM NEW YORK.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html
SINCE THE DEMISE OF MR.MOHAMMED KAMAL YASSER, I PERSONALLY FOLLOWED UP HIS
FILE AS IT FALLS WITHIN MY JURISDICTION AS THE FOREIGN REMMITTANCE MANAGER
OF THE BANK BUT TO MY GREATEST SURPRISE NOBODY HAS SHOWN UP AS HIS NEXT
OF KIN AND ALL EFFORTS TO LOCATE ONE HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS IT IS NOW VERY
GLARING THAT HE LEFT NO BODY BEHIND TO LAY CLAIMS TO HIS FUNDS AMOUNTING
TO $15MUSD THAT HE DEPOSITED WITH MY BANK WHICH I PERSONALLY SURPERVISE.
SEQUEL TO THIS FACTS BEFORE ME I DECIDED TO ACT FAST AND SEEK FOR A VERY
DEPENDABLE/RELIABLE FOREIGNER THAT WE CAN BOTH WORK TOGETHER IN ONE ACCORD
AND PRESENT HIM OR HER TO MY BANK AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT OF KIN TO LATE MR.MOHAMMED
KAMAL YASSER'S INHERITANCE.BUT I ACTUALLY HAVE TO ACT VERY FAST AS THE BANKING
EHTICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW FOR SUCH FUNDS TO STAY MORE THAN FIVE YEARS BECAUSE
AS STIPULATED IN OUR BANKING RULES AND REGULATIONS AFTER FIVE YEARS THE
MONEY WILL BE CALLED BACK TO THE BANK'S TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUNDS.
I SINCERELY SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE FOR THIS PROJECT DUE TO THE FACT THAT
I CANNOT EXECUTE IT ALONE SINCE I WOULD REQUIRE THE HELP OF A FOREIGNER
TO ACT IN THE CAPACITY OF THE NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS OCCASSIONED BY
THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND IT WOULD BE UNWISE OF ME
TO PRESENT A LOCAL SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZEN AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THIS FUNDS
PERHAPS MY REASON OF CONTACTING YOU AS I STRONGLY BELEIVE WE CAN BOTH ACHIEVE
SUCCESS IN THIS TRANSFER.
IF MY REQUEST IS GRANTED BY YOU,I HAVE AGREED TO SET ASIDE 40% OF THE TOTAL
SUM $15MUSD AS YOUR SHARE WHICH AMOUNTS TO "$6MUSD" IN THE CAPACITY OF MY
FORIEGN PARTNER AND FOR PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT LOCATED AT ANY PART OF WORLD
WERE THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO FOR SAFE KEEPING AND ONWARD DISBURSEMENT
BY BOTH OF US. WHILE 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO TAKE CARE OF ANY EXPENSES
THAT YOU MAY HAVE TO INCURRE IN THE PROCESS OF FILLING FOR THE RELEASE OF
THIS FUNDS AT THE APPROPRIATE QUARTERS/DEPARTMENTS AT MY BANK AND THE REMAINING
50% WILL BE FOR ME. THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT
AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR RESPONSE,I SHALL BE SENDING TO YOU BY FAX OR E-MAIL
A DRAFT APPLICATION OF CLAIM WHICH YOU WILL BE SENDING TO THE BANK AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO OUR LATE CLIENT MR.MOHAMMED KAMAL YASSER AND EVERY OTHER
INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL REQUIRE TO ENABLE US ACHIEVE 100% SUCCESS IN THIS
TRANSACTION IN MY FOLLOW UP CORRESPONDENCE.
I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE AT THIS JUNCTURE THAT THIS BUSINESS
IS HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS EVERY NECCESSARY
REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PERFECTED FOR THE TRANSFER, I WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU EXPOSE ME
AS YOUR CONTACT PERSON AS THIS WILL SPELL DOOM FOR THIS TRANSACTION YOU
ARE TO KEEP MY CONTACT IN UTMOST SECRECY TO AUTHENTICATE YOUR CLAIMS AND
MAKE THINGS LOOK REAL I AM ON GROUND TO SERVE AS YOUR WATCH DOG HOPING TO
DO THIS MUTUALLY BENEFITTING BUSINESS WITH YOU.
AWAITING YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE VIA EMAIL AND THROUGH MY CONFIDENTIAL PHONE
LINE/FAX LINE AND HOPING TO EXECUTE THIS PROJECT WITH YOU.PLEASE FORWARD
YOUR RESPONSE TO MY CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL
ADDRESSE STATED BELOW.
KIND REGARDS,
MR.FRANK CHANG.
CONFIDENTIAL TEL:+873-762-763-590
CONFIDENTIAL FAX:+873-762-763-591
EMAIL:frank_cgy2k@yahoo.com
__________________________________________________
Broadband from an unbeatable £15.99!
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/broadband/home.html?code=SM-NL-11AM
Anti-fraud resources: