419 scam: "mail" <info@mail.com> BUSINESS PROPOSAL

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- waldhauserthomas526@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mail" <info@mail.com>
Reply-To: waldhauserthomas526@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 18:04:15 -0800
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Hello friend,

I'm General Thomas. D. Waldhauser, I am 4 star General in US Military, am from United States but am working with the UN Security here in Africa for peace keeping and conflict resolution. The same time i am also an investor who likes to invest in different businesses all over the world.

Well my main purpose of writing this mail to you is that i have plans of investing in your country, So i need a reliable and trusted person or company who will help me invest the sum of $30,000,000 USD on my behalf in your country without any problem. I promise to place the person on 30% from the total income/profit that will be coming from the investment after it has been set up.

I got your contact information from a reputable business/professional directory of your country which gives me assurance of your legibility as a person. I know you are a reliable person whom i can trust and from all indication i can say that you are a genuine existing person. I am offering you an opportunity to assist me in investing this money on my behalf in your country which will also be of a great benefit to you and your family.

Please kindly think about what i have said above, if you are capable of investing the sum of 30 Million Dollars in the right business that will bring great profit in due time let me know. This is my personal money which is already in my personal bank account that is opened in my own name in United States. So you do not need to be scared or afraid of anything because i will write authorization letter in your name and send it to my bank including power of attorney, authorizing my bank to transfer the fund to your account without any problem or delay. If you are ready for this business investment deal based on trust and sincerity kindly reply me with your interest and idea of business which you think that is more profitable to invest on in your country.

If you are ready to help me invest this money wisely in your country, i promise to give you 20% out of the 30,000,000.00 USD after it has been transferred to your account for your time and to cover all expenses incurred. Then after you have successfully invested the money any profit/income that is coming from the business you will be entitle to 30% of the total profit. Because you will be the one managing the business but i am the one that has the cash. We will go into agreement if you are capable of handling this business deal. Once i receive your positive reply then we will discuss further on how to transfer the fund to your account from my own bank account.

Hope to receive positive reply from you.You can reply back to me on this email: waldhauserthomas526@gmail.com

Regards,
Thomas Waldhauser.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam