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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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
- 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.
- addmin_difcfinancier@consultant.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
Fraud email example:
From: Dubai International Financial Centre <cwynar@neostrada.pl>
Reply-To: addmin_difcfinancier@consultant.com
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:53:44 +0800
Subject: Dubai International Financial Center
I wish to invite you to participate as a broker/agent to DIFC individ=
ualized equity investment portfolio management program.
We the management of Dubai International Financial Center wish to off=
er business executives and individuals opportunity to apply for loans=
or for project sponsorship.
Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) is the largest financial =
centre in the Middle East with over ?5 trillion private and corporate=
investment portfolios.
We are privately looking for fiduciary agents and management experts =
who will be willing to act as investment portfolio holders and admini=
strators.
We currently have a back-log of an Excess Maximum Return Capital Prof=
it (EMRCP) of an average of 1.2% on each private investment and corpo=
rate portfolio under our administration and control.
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 dura=
tion.
The fund will be disbursed based on a clear loan of 7.5% interest rat=
e per annum for 5 years renewable tenure.
All sign-up contracts,briefings and investment portfolio management f=
iles will be handled in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
For further details please contact me for more information.
Regards,
H.E. Abdullah Mohammed Saleh
Governor, Dubai International Financial Center
Private email: addmin_difcfinancier@consultant.com
Website: www.difc.ae
=A9 Copyright 2011 Dubai International Finance Center All rights =
reserved
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