419 scam: "DEPARMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY" <awdre@ojincheke.com> Ref: Investment Enquiry

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

Fraud email example:

From: "DEPARMENT OF MINERALS AND ENERGY" <awdre@ojincheke.com>
Reply-To: <phillip_pikoli@live.co.za>
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:55:02 +0200
Subject: Ref: Investment Enquiry

Dear Sir/Madam,

It is my desire to investment some funds in your country. Attached to this email is my Investment Proposition. I would like you to go through it and get back to me.

Yours Sincerely,

Phillip Pikoli.

Email: phillip_pikoli@live.co.za

How to open the attached Letter?

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http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

If you have an older version of Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you will see the following error message when you try to open the attachment:

There was an error opening this document. This viewer cannot decrypt this document. Please upgrade your current version of Adobe Reader to version 6 by downloading the newer version from the Adobe website stated above.

Once you have installed Adobe Reader version 5 or 6, double-click on the attachment in order to view the Document.

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What can you do when you receive 419 spam