419 scam: "James Ellis" <info1@gmail.mn> Investment In Real Estate Or Manufacturing...

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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 american 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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447045756175 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "James Ellis" <info1@gmail.mn>
Reply-To: stefan.gannon@lawyer.com
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 11:24:34 -0000
Subject: Investment In Real Estate Or Manufacturing...

Attn:Sir/Madam,

My name is Barrister James Ellis, I am contacting you With due sense of
humility and with the few awareness that you will have a consideration. I
am fronting for one of my clients who`s interest is to invest the sum of
$85Million American Dollars presently out side Africa,in any profitable
investment Following the current present political situation of our
country Cote d'Ivoire in West Africa, the investor is in an urgent need to
invest the fund.

Investment Proxy: Fund be invested in any good and profitable investment
like Real Estate and Manufacturing for 10 years will roll over pending the
good management and turn over. During the investment period,only the
profit will be shared yearly (annually) 60% for the owner of fund while 40
will be for you the fund manger.

For the credibility attached in this proposed transaction, I will be glad
to talk further with you on this once you declare your interest. Thanks in
anticipation of your response.

Sincerely,

Barr. James Ellis
jamesellis@james-ellis.com
++44 70457 56175

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