419 scam: "Francis Silverio Reano."<freano.1966@gmail.com> Important business letter, pls read.

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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:
- "i want to solicit your attention" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Francis Silverio Reano." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <freano.1966@kimo.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:55:02 -0800
Subject: Important business letter, pls read.

Greetings,

I am sorry to encroach into your privacy in this manner, I find it pleasurable
to offer you my partnership in business, I only pray at this time that your
email address is still valid. I am contacting you because my status would not
permit me to do this alone.

I want to solicit your attention to receive money on my behalf. Can I trust you
to do business of US$6.2Million?

I will send you the full details and more information about myself and the funds
when I receive your reply.

Please reply so we discuss better.

Best regards,

Francis Silverio Reano.
Bank of the Philippine Islands,
Robinsons Place, Ledesma St., Iloilo City.
http://www.bpi.com.ph

Anti-fraud resources:

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