419 scam: "Eduardo Pierre Louis"<Eduardo.pierrelouis001@hotmail.co.uk> URGENT ASSISTANCEION UNIT, IN AFFILPŒë¸"

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
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.
- eduardo.pierrelouis@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Eduardo Pierre Louis" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Eduardo.pierrelouis@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 06:09:42 +0530
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE

ATTENTION,

I am looking for your cooperation in building a Tourist Hotel, Real Estate or any other areas of investment in your country.

I am sorry if this is not in line with your business because I got your contact from your country directory book.

My Name is Eduardo Pierre Louis, a Haitian presently on an asylum in UK. My family happened to be one of the victims of the Haiti Crisis, and very sadly I lost my parents and family on that faithful day.

I need an experienced person like you to assist me to set up develop the project and assume responsibility of ownership as chairman but will be bringing in profit /distribute profit monthly or annually.

The sharing of the fund is 55% for me, 40% for you and the remaining 5% will be for expenses incurred during the transaction.

I shall give you more info.

Please contact me at my private email Eduardo.pierrelouis@hotmail.co.uk toward your areas in business and sector you belong to in your country for immediate response from me.

Regards,

Eduardo Pierre Louis.

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