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: Frank Isom <frankisom001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <f_isom01@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:21:19 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION.
FROM THE DESK OF DR.FRANK ISOM
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
UNION TOGOLAISE DE BANQUE.
LOME TOGO.
DEAR FRIEND,
THIS MESSAGE MIGHT MEET YOU IN UTMOST SURPRISE, HOWEVER,IT'S JUST MY URGENT NEED FOR FOREIGN PARTNER THAT MADE ME TO CONTACT YOU FOR THIS TRANSACTION.
I AM A BANKER BY PROFESSION FROM LOME TOGO IN WEST AFRICA AND CURRENTLY HOLDING THE POST OF BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER IN OUR BANK, UNION TOGOLAISE DE BANQUE. I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF TRANSFERRING THE LEFT OVER FUNDS ($4.1MILLION) BELONGING TO ONE OF OUR CLIENT. MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER, WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON 31 JULY 2000 IN A PLANE CRASH,LIVING NOBODY BEHIND TO CLAIM HIS LEFT OVER FUND WITH MY BANK.
YOU CAN CONFIRM THE GENUINENESS OF THE DECEASED DEATH BY CLICKING ON THIS WEB SITE.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
HENCE, I AM INVITING YOU FOR A BUSINESS DEAL WHERE THIS MONEY CAN BE SHARED BETWEEN US IN THE RATIO OF 30/70 IF YOU AGREE TO MY BUSINESS PROPOSAL,FURTHER DETAILS OF THE TRANSFER WILL BE FORWARDED TO YOU AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR RETURN MAIL.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.FRANK ISOM.
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
UNION TOGOLAISE DE BANQUE
LOME TOGO.
_________________________________________________________________
Discover the new Windows Vista
http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=windows+vista&mkt=en-US&form=QBRE
Anti-fraud resources: