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: "=?utf-8?q?Ms.=20S.=20Linda=20Kamal?=" <kamal.4salau@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: salaukamal@yahoo.es
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:59:59 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Contact me
¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:kamal.4salau@yahoo.com.co
- Attention:-Sir/Madam, I am an Accountant with Union Bank Nigeria Plc. My name is Ms. Linda S. Kamal, I am the personal Account Manager to Engineer Anderson A, a National of your Country, who used to work with (SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY) in Nigeria, as an Expatriate. Here in after shall be referred to as my client On 21 April 2004.My client, his wife, and their three children were involved in a car accident along Sagamu expressway, Lagos. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my clients extended Relatives, After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared un-serviceable by the bank where these huge deposits are lodged, particularly the Union Bank Nigeria Plc. Where the deceased had an account Valued at about $14,472,000 Million US Dollars only. As his account officer, my bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next ninety official working days. For over 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account valued at $14,472,000 Million US Dollars can be paid to you and then you and I can have the money invest un your country under your care and share the proceed of any investment we make with the money 40% 60%. All I require is you honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through, as I will present you by your details which is required to process the claims documents as the next of kin to my dead client. I guarantee you that this safe and risk free as the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law by me making the claims documents in your name as the beneficiary legal and authenticate in the court of law. Please indcate your acceptance to cooperate with me in this transaction by sending your details for immediate proceedings. Your full name, Address, Telephone/Fax, Occupation, Age, I look forward to your faviourable response. Best Regards, Ms. Linda S. Kamal.
Anti-fraud resources: