419 scam: "Mr. Aldrich Blair" <vivek@perceptprofile.com> (no subject)

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "thriftyloans0002@aol.com" (This email address looks like addresses used in fake loan scams. Be suspicious of any lender who uses a free webmail address or who is based in different country from yourself.)
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.
- thriftyloans0002@aol.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Aldrich Blair" <vivek@perceptprofile.com>
Reply-To: thriftyloans0002@aol.com
Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 21:54:38 +0530
Subject:

I am Mr. Aldrich Blair, the MD, of Thrifty Investment LLC. I am an
Angel Investor/Private Lender, I give out loans to individuals or
groups worldwide.

As a privately funded Lender we are able to look at applications that
many banks and lending institutions would normally decline.
Thanks to our group of open minded investors we are able to be
flexible in our approach to funding Borrowers.

Loans can be for any genuine project and especially those that have a
humanitarian element to them. Creating jobs,
affordable housing, helping to secure the long term future of
companies, assisting new and developing businesses to meet their own
realistic goals and ambitions are all the kind of loan applications we
will consider.

If you are interested in getting a loan from us kindly
fill the Client Information Summary so that we can proceed

Name............
Amount Needed........
Duration..........
Country............
Phone Number........
Age.............

Best Regards,
Mr. Aldrich Blair (MD)
+918951603135
E-mail:thriftyloans0002@aol.com

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