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: "MUSA MOHAMMED" <musa_muhammed021@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: musaah205@mixmail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 21:28:05 +0000
Subject: HELLO
Salamu Alaykum Dear Friend,
(CONFIDENTIAL)
I am Mr Musa M Ahmed. The director in charge of auditing and accounting
section of Africa of Bank, (BOA) Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa
with due respect and regard. I have decided to contact you on a business
transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us at the end of the
transaction. During our investigation and auditing in this bank, my
department came across a very huge sum of money belonging to a deceased
person who died on a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his
account with this Bank without any claim of the fund in our custody either
from his family or relation before our discovery to this development.
Although personally,
I keep this information secret within myself to enable the whole plans and
idea be Profitable and successful during the time of execution. The said
amount was U.S $12,500.000 (Twelve Million five
hundred United States Dollars). Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put
claim over this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased, get the
required approval and transfer this money to a foreign account has been put
in place and directives and needed information will be relayed to you as
soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist us and also
benefit your self to this great business opportunity.
In fact I could have done this deal alone but because of my position in this
country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a foreign
account and would eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the time of
transfer because I work in this bank. This is the actual reason why it will
require a second party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin
with affidavit of trust of oath to the Bank and also present a foreign
account where he will need the money to be
re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification and
clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank where the whole money
will be remitted from to your own designation bank account.
I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On
smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the
total sum as gratification, while 5% will be set aside to take care of
expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone
bills, while 65% will be for me. Please, you have been adviced to keep "top
secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service after I
conclude this deal with you. I will be monitoring the whole situation here
in this bank until you confirm the money in your account and ask me to come
down to your country for subsequent sharing of the fund according to
percentages previously indicated and further investment, either in your
country or any country you advice us to invest
in. All other necessary vital information will be sent to you when I hear
from you.
Please i look forward to receive your urgent email.
Also this is my private phone number 00/226/7661 6831.
Yours Faithfully,
MR MUSA M AHMED.
Anti-fraud resources: