419 scam: Mansour Bin Futtaim <outl00ok@outlook.com> Re:Project Investment.

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Mansour Bin Futtaim <outl00ok@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <infodetailsss@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:35:06 +0000
Subject: Re:Project Investment.

Greetings,

My name is Mansour Bin Futtaim, representative of Goldman Sachs and managing director of Emirate NBD Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai - UAE I am in contact with you to enter into a mutual agreement for investment in oil/gas and real estate in your country with an unsuspected sum totaling US$330,000,000 (Three hundred and thirty million dollars).The sum belongs to the Late Colonel Gaddafi; the erstwhile Leader of the embattled Libya.

In a meeting with Goldman Sachs executives, it was confirmed that 98% of Gaddafi's $1.3bn investment has been lost while the British government has announced that ?S20 billion in liquid assets has been confiscated and the US treasury officials confirmed it has seized another $32 billion in cash.I am seizing this opportunity to liaise with you, but it is base only on professionalism, to claim the US$330,000,000 (Three hundred and thirty million dollars) which has been deposited with Emirate NBD Security Company in Dubai, UAE. The funds were deposited secretly as the late ruler confided in me as a renowned financial advisor in UAE. I have therefore taken full control of funds using my own discretion to avoid seizure by the international community.

If you are interested and possessed the managerial ability to handle project, I have worked out a sharing formula; 35% of the total sum will be for you, while 65% will be for me as the principal. Please send by email your telephone and fax number so we can discuss the modalities of operation in this project.

Thank you in anticipation.

Mansour Bin Futtaim.

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