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"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.
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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
- 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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "thomaspereira@one.co.il" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "thomaspereira@one.co.il" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "Thomas Pereira" <tompereira@one.co.il>
Reply-To: thomaspereira@one.co.il
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:19:56 +0800
Subject: Investment Projects Funding
Dear Sir/Madam,
I wish to invite you to participate as broker/agent to DIC individualized
equity investment portfolio management program. Dubai International Capital
(DIC) is a Dubai-based international investment company with a primary focus
on private and public equity in the Middle East with over USD500 billion
private and corporate investment portfolios.
We are privately looking for businessmen, fiduciary agents and management
experts who will be willing to act as investment portfolio holders and
administrators.
And we wish to re-invest this fund by putting it into the management of
private businessmen and corporations with good business ideas that can
generate at least 10% ROI per annum over maximum of 5 years duration. The fund
will be disbursed based on a clear loan of 4% interest rate per annum for 5
years renewable tenure.
All sign-up contracts briefings and investment portfolio management files will
be handled in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. For further details please contact
me directly with the contact e-mail: thomaspereira@one.co.il
Best Regards,
Thomas Pereira
Chief Financial Officer
Dubai International Capital.
E-mail: thomaspereira@one.co.il
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