Examples of Fraudulent Email


I'm using this page to show examples of emails that I've received to show the different types of emails being sent in many cases, from Africa, and more specifically Nigeria. They use despicable means to hook someone into replying thinking that there is a large amount of money waiting to be collected. At the top of each example I explain what I think the hook that is being used is. Personally I don't see why someone would fall for these except that in cases of someone having financial trouble seeing a means of aquiring a large amount of money and end their trouble or becoming rich without working for it. To this day I've not received a virus attached to one of these but I can see a real possibility of that happening.

The best thing to do when you receive one of these is just delete it and forget you ever received it, never reply to one unless there is something in the email that absolutely ties it to you. But unless you have or had a relative from Nigeria or Africa it's probably fake and someone is trying to find a person to rip off. Please never fall for this type of con, chances are any money you send you’ll never see again!!!

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Example #1
Job Opportunity (As if oil companies can't do their own payment processing)
*** Company names and websites removed since they are not legally used ***

(Part time Job offer at(CompanyOILANDGAS)
From: "CompanyOILANDGAS" muller.Companyoil@gmail.com
Date: Sat, Jan 17, 2009 6:58 pm
To:

Yeah(Open Only to US/Canadian/UK Citizens and Residents)
We are glad to offer you a job opportunity at Company OIL AND GAS.

We need someone to work for the company as a Representative/Book Keeper based in North America. This is due to our not having an office presently in the USA/Canada or UK. You don't need to have an Office and this certainly will not affect your present job. The Company produces the following varieties of oil servicing equipments and provides quite a number of services:- Deluge Valves,Carbon steel Gear, Oil Hose Reel, etc.Our Service, Products, Operations across Rigs and refineries in Africa and the Middle East are second to none, we provide meticulous but yet speedy services on-shore and off- shore with our State of the art products.

* The average monthly income is about $4,000.00 USD.
* No form of investments from you.
* This job takes only 1-3 hours per day

About The Job:
We have sales representatives all over the world to distribute our products..You know, that it's not easy to start a business in a new market (being the US)..There are hundreds of competitors, close direct contacts between suppliers and customers and other difficulties, which impede our sales promotion.We have decided to deliver the products upfront, it's very risky but it should push up sales on 25 percent. Thus we need to get payments for our products as soon as it's possible. Unfortunately we are unable to open Bank Accounts in the United State (US) without first registering the company name and preparing logistics for warehousing and integrated shipment. Presently with the amount of Orders we have, we cannot put them on hold. For fear of losing the customers out rightly. Secondly we cannot cash these payments from the US soon enough, as international Checks take about 14 working days for cash to be made available.

We lose about 75,000 USD of net income each month because we have money transfer delays*Your task is to coordinate payments from customers and help us with the payment process.You are not involved in any sales. Once orders are received and sorted we deliver the product to a customer (usually through shipping company Or other shipping company). About 90 percent of our customers prefer to pay through Certified Cashiers Checks and Money orders based on the amount involved.

Your Task
We have decided to open this new job position for solving this problem.
Your tasks are:
1. Receive payment from Customers
2. Cash Payments at your Bank
3. Deduct 10% which will be your percentage/pay on Payment processed
4. Forward balance after deduction of percentage/pay to any of the offices you will be contacted to send payment to. (Payment is to be forwarded either by Xxxxx Xxxx or Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Money Transfer). www.xxxxxxxxxx.com www.xxxxxxxxx.com

Local Money transfers take barely hours, so it will give us a possibility to get customer's payment almost immediately.
For example you've got 4000.00USD
You take your income: 400.00 USD
Send the company: 3600.00 USD

First month you will have 15-20 transactions on 3000.00-4000.00 USD So you may calculate your income. For example 18 transactions on 3500.00 USD gives you 6300.00 USD Plus your basis monthly salary, which is 1000.00 USD Total: 7300.00 USD per month. After establishing a close co-operation with us you'll be able to operate with larger orders and you'll be able to earn more. Our payments will be issued out in your name and you can have them cashed at your bank or other Cashing Services. Deduct your weekly salary which is (10%) and forward the balance to the company via Company Name money transfer or Company Name money transfer. This job takes only 3-7 hours per week. You'll have a lot of free time doing another job, you'll get good income and regular job. But this job is very challenging and you should understand its requirements.. We are looking only for the worker who satisfy's our requirements and will be a serious assistant. We are glad to offer you this job Opportunity intend to commence on starting as soon as you are ready.

If you are interested Kindly indicate interest by carefully sending the following details:
*Full Name
*Home Address (not Po.Box)
*City
*State
*Zip
*Phone Number
*Sex
*Age
*Valid Email address

13 Haslemere Avenue,
CR4 3BA
Mitcham
London
+447031985850 (6:00 am - 6:00 pm)

kEVIN MULLER,
"Company Name" OIL AND GAS

Example #2
Contract Payment (As if sent to you by mistake)
*** Note the message warning about imposters near the end of this next email, I didn't add this, believe it or not the idiot sending this had the nerve to put that in to try add a sense that this was a real email. ***
*** Company names and websites removed since they are not legally used ***

Subject: YOUR ATM CARD GET BACK TO ME ITS URGENT
From: "DR.PHILLIP MORGAN" drphilipmogan@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, Jan 17, 2009 5:33 pm
To: undisclosed-recipients:;

ATM=811
Dear Sir/Madam,

NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract payment.

Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately.

After the Board of director's meeting held in Abuja,we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem.We have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe, America,Africa and Asia Pacific,This is part of an instruction/mandate passed by the Senate in respect to overseas contract payment and debt re-scheduling.

We will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money via ATM MACHINE in any part of the world,and the maximum daily limit is twenty Thousand United States Dollars($20,000.00).

The foreign payment officer of the Central Bank Of Nigeria has been mandated to issue out USD5.9MILLION as part payment for this fiscal year. If you like to receive your fund this way,Kindly reconfirm your

(1) Your Full Name.
(2) Full residential address.
(3) Phone And Fax Number.
(4) Occupation.
(5) Age

In View of this, you are advised to contact the Director (CBN, IRD, and ATM) DR.Philip Morgan for further information with the following contact details:
DR.PHILLIP MORGAN
DIRECTORS FOR FOREIGN OPERATIONS.
Email:dr_phillipmorgan@yahoo.com.cn

We shall be expecting to receive your information as you have to stop any further communication with anybody or office.
Thanks for your co-operation.

NOTE: THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM=811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN EVER YOU ARE CONTACTING US.

BEST REGARDS,
DR.PHILLIP MORGAN
DIRECTORS FOR FOREIGN OPERATIONS.
CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CC: ALL FOREIGN PAYMENT OFFICES
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [CBN]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION

Example #3
Lost shipping address for a parcel containing an ATM card with a value of $20,000,000 (From some doctor in Nigeria, WHATEVER!!!)
*** Company names removed since they are not legally used ***


Subject: Major Shipping Company Courier Company Notification
From: Major Shipping Company Courier Company" servicecentrenow@googlemail.com
Date: Sat, Jan 17, 2009 4:14 pm
To: undisclosed-recipients:;

Major Shipping Company provides access to a growing global market place through a network of supply chain, transportation, and business and related information services.

The Major Shipping Company courier Service Company is hereby passing an essential message to all our valuable customers to be very careful while presenting their Receivers/Residential Address to avoid wrong delivery. Authoritatively, this is the Major Shipping Company courier service company mailing you in respect of your parcel that was brought to this company to be delivered to you by one Dr Usman Shamsuddeen The Minister of Finance of Nigeria, Before the delivery protocols commenced,there was a misunderstanding between you and the National Insurance Corporation of Nigeria (NICON) over the Insurance Certificate which caused the delay of you receiving your parcel for the past one year.

Meanwhile we are happy to inform you that the Major Shipping Company has finalized everything with the (NICON) and subsequently approved yours among the 24 valuable parcels's to be couriered after the released of the parcels from the (NICON) We are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contains AN ATM CARD WHICH WORTH TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR ($20,000,000) is among the 24 parcel's listed which is now in our office and also with your name as the receiver despite that we lost your private residential address which is an indication that you can now re-send your residential address back to the Major Shipping Company company where your parcel can be delivered to you without hesitation.

I have been awaiting for you to contact me for the delivery of your ATM CARD WHICH WORTH TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR ($20,000,000) .I want you to know that your package which worth TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR ($20,000,000) has been with us for the pass few weeks now and we are waiting for your confirmation of message so that we can deliver the ATM CARD to you, we have covered the delivering of this Charge, Insurance Premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the ATM CARD for the delivery of the packages to you.

NOTE: THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOUR ATM CARD CONTAIN IS TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR ($20,000,000) AND THIS INCLUDE INTEREST RATE UP TO DATE AND YOUR DAILY WITHDRAW IS $5000 USD PER DAY.

The only money you will send to us is for Security Keeping Fee of the ATM CARD and the packages will be delivered to your postal Address in your country And the charge fee required is $100 (ONE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLAR) only and shipment will commence that same day the charge fee is received.

I WANT YOU TO RE-CONFIRM YOUR SHIPPING ADDRESS ONCE AGAIN TO MR BROWN WALTERS SO MISTAKE WILL NOT OCCUR DURING SHIPMENT AND WHEN RE-COFIRMING YOUR INFORMATION TO MR BROWN WALTERS PLEASE KINDLY ASK HIM TO SEND YOU THE INFORMATION YOU WILL YOU TO PAYMENT FOR THE SECURITY FEE WHICH $100.

We want you to forward to your information to Mr Brown Walters :Major Shipping Company.delivery12@live.com

First Name:-----------------------
Last Name:-----------------------
Contact Address:-----------------
Mobile Number:-------------------
Tel Number:----------------------
Age:-----------------------------
Occupation:----------------------

Note that we were instructed to email you, due to the high priority of your package And everything will be taken good care by me.

As soon as your details are received, our delivery team will dispatch your ATM CARD PACKAGE IMMEDIATELY . As soon as they confirm your payment receipt of $100 (ONE HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLAR), they will not hesitate to dispatch your package as well as the attached certificate and the letter to your residence. It will only take 24 HOURS FOR DELIVERY.

REMEMBER THE SHIPPING AND INSURANCE FEE HAVE BEEN PAID BY THE FEDERAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT YOU ARE ONLY PAYING FOR THE SECURITY KEEPING FEE WHICH SERVE AS DEMURRAGE SO THE CHARGE MUST BE PAID BEFORE SHIPMENT WILL COMMENCE HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND.

RECOMFIRM THE REQUIRED INFORMATION TO MR BROWN WALTERS AND ALSO LET HIM KNOW IF YOU ARE READY TO SEND THE REQUIRED CHARGE FEE SO HE CAN SEND YOU THE INFORMATION YOU WILL NEED TO SEND THE $100,

NOTE: THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOUR ATM CARD CONTAIN IS TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR ($20,000,000) AND THIS INCLUDE INTEREST RATE UP TO DATE AND YOUR DAILY WITHDRAW IS $5000 USD PER DAY.

AWAIT YOUR REPLY AND YOUR SHIPPING INFORMATION DETAILS.

IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND FEEL FREE TO CONTACT MR BROWN WALTERS WITH THIS PHONE NUMBER:+2347026703824

STAY BLESS.
FROM THE INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.
Major Shipping Company BUILDING COMPANY
10 RIVERSIDE STREET.
APAPA, LAGOS, NIGERIA
REV. JOHNSON GODWIN

Example #4
Wow, look I won $500,000.00 from the European Union Micro Project. (Wonder how I entered to win such a unbelevable prize? Oh wait a minute, they "picked by an advanced automated random computer selection from the web". Must be some fancy made up process...) After searching the Internet I found that the European Union Award is a award for Excellence not individuals to pocket cash and not selected by random email address slection, and that award is $50,000.

*** This is not connected with the European Union Award Program but a FRAUD trying to take your money. ***

Subject: You Have Emerged As A Winner
From: European Union Award - xxcult001@aol.com
Date: Sat, Jan 17, 2009 11:36 am
To: undisclosed-recipients:;

Dear Internet User,

We are happy to inform you that you have emerged winner of $500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in the European Union Micro Project Award Draws.
The European Union Micro-Project Award is conducted from an exclusive list of 500,000 email addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer selection from the web.
Your email address is attached to Ref No: 12/0079/I PG & Batch No:FGN/EU20054117/09 with Serial No: 31270-0.This Award draw is to be held annually and is aimed towards changing the lives and living standards of one thousand computer literate individauls per year with whose email I.D's the draw is played and the first one thousand email addresses to be picked up in the draw are awarded a cash prize of $500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Only). It is also a practical step to encourage the use of the internet and computers.

The prizes will strictly be remitted to winners that officially file in for claim within the first 30 days from the date of this notification.

To begin your claim, you are required to email the under listed information to our claims agent

1. Name and Address
2. Nationality
3. Age
4. Occupation
5. Phone/Fax

The email addresses and telephone numbers of our accredited agent are given below for every winners' use. Email the above information to him and call him immediately for further instruction on how to receive your award fund.

Make sure you send him email to both of his two email addresses and call him once you send him the email.

Contact Person: Mr. Alfredo Perez
Phone: +234-706-922-4441 IF YOU ARE CALLING FROM USA THIS IS HOW YOU WILL DIAL 011-234-706-922-4441

Email:mralfredoperez343@gmail.com

Email:mralfredoperez383@gmail.com

Your prize award has been insured with your Reference Numbers and deposited with the paying bank. It will be wired to your bank account upon meeting the laid down claim requirements of the European Union Micro-Project Award organization which includes your statutory obligations.

NOTE: You may receive this E-mail more than once as the European Union send it to its winners in most cases until every winner has claimed his or her prize to ensure that all the winners receive it.

IMPORTANT: If you receive this e mail through your university e mail address, you are advised to use another e mail to e mail your claim agent because sometime we due have problem replying universities e mails, please use another e mail to e mail your claim agent.

Best Regards,
Gabbed, Alice (Award Coordinator).

Example #5
Ok, check this out I've been selected to invest some $15.5 million United States Dollars excess money for this Nigerian Oil Company. Now I'm not good at investing so why me and I'm sure the US Government would like to know where I got $15.5 million dollars. Besides that this seems to be illegal money since it says in the email it's not reported to the government so if this money really existed I wouldn't want any freaking thing to do with it. So as I see it this is a means to take me by wanting me to send them some money to cover some kind of up front costs. Also note when he starts talking about payout percentages he says "We promise to give you 30%", right...

*** This is out and out BS and looking to get someone to fall for this BS story. ***

Subject: VERY URGENT/GOOD NEWS TO YOU
From: "Mr Michael Rich" - mrmichaelrich@gmail.com
Date: Sat, Jan 17, 2009 12:18 pm
To:

The Chairman, Presidential Task Force On Petroleum Matters.
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation [NNPC]
Falomo,Lagos - NIGERIA.

Dear Sir,
Compliment to you and your family. I hope this mail will not be a surprise message
to you as I know that you are not expecting it.My name is Mr Michael Rich committee
chairman Presidential Task Force on Petroleum matters.
This committee was set up by the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria to supervise
the sales and awards of Crude oil lifting contract through the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation [NNPC].

We have excess money amounting ($15.5million United States Dollars) which we want to
invest overseas. The excess sum was realised from sales of Nigerian Bonny Light Crude
Oil above the government regulated price margins which accurate sales figures were
never rendered to government by the committee.

This money is already with the security company overseas, we would not like to return
the money back home as we like to invest this funds overseas with the help of reliable
person who will be capable of handling and securing of the fund due to my directives
on future usages If you are interested in this proposal.

Please reply me immediately, including your private telephone number and fax for
further communication, to be part of this transaction, we promise to give you 30%, while
65% will be for the committee, the remaining 5% will be used to take care of all the
expenses that might be incurred by both parties during this ransaction.

I look forward receiving a favorable answer from you.

Thanks and remain blessed.
Best Regards,
Mr Michael Rich
Ok, I could add many more of these but surely by now you get the jest of what I'm trying to convey here. Over a six month period of not checking my website email there were some 580+ emails, out of these at least 490 where these fraudulent emails. If all of these were real I'd be so freaking rich I could qualify to pay off the US Government Federal debt and still be comfortably rich. So please never fall for this stuff, from everything I've researched it will only cost you money and in the end possibly destroy your finances. I know one thing I'll never know...

*** Enjoy the Internet, but take anything you see on it with a grain of salt! ***