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: Barthlomew Obioha <barthowest@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 04:39:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good day !
FROM THE DESK OF DR BARTHO WEST
BILLS AND EXCHANGGE MANAGER,
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA U.B.A,
MARINA LAGOS.
Dear Friend,
l am the manager of bill of exchange at the foregin remittance department of UNION BANK OF NIGERIA {U.B.A} here in marina lagos NIGERIA.in my department we discoveredan abandoned snm of U$$15m dollars {FIFTEEN MILLON DOLLARS}.In an account that belong to one of our foreign customer{MR.ANDERAS SCHRANNER from munich,Germany}who died alog with his entire family in july 2000 in a plane crash.
since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to come over and claim his money because we can not release it unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the decease as indicated in our banking guidlines and laws but unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relations died alongside with him at the plane crash leaveing nobody behind for the claims.it is therefore upon this discovery that l now decidedto make this business proposal to you and release the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent dis bursement since nobody is coming for it and we don,t want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.
the banking law and guidlines here stipulates that lf such money remaied unclaimed after four years,themoney will be transfared into the bank treasury as unclaimed fund. The request of foreigner as next of kin in this business is occassioned by the fact that the customer was a foreignerand aNigerian can not stand as next of kin to a foreigner.
l agree that 30% of this money will be for you as arespect to the provision of a foriegn account ,10% will be set aside for expenses and 60% would be for me thereafter, l will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentage indicated therfore,to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you arranged,you must apply frist to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating your bank name,your bank account number,your location wherein the money will be remitted.
Upon receipt of your reply,l will send to you by fax or email the text of the application.l will not fail to bring to your notice this transaction is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any atom of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer. You should contact me immediately as soon as you receive this letter.
Trusting to hear from you immediately.
DR BARTHO WEST
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
http://mail.yahoo.com
Anti-fraud resources: