419 scam: "Robertrose Consult"<robert.dehostel@yahoo.co.uk> Do you need loan/financing?

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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:
- "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Robertrose Consult" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertdehostel@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 10:13:22 +0100
Subject: Do you need loan/financing?

Sir,

We welcome approaches from individuals, companies and entrepreneurial teams seeking capital/loan in their business sector. Our investment portfolio covers every viable project you wish to develop or expand between Eur 5M MIN and Eur 20B MAX. We have investors who are interested in supporting high potential projects and businesses with very flexible conditions for maximum solutions that are tailored to meet your needs. Options can range from straight forward loan contracts to structured options involving letters of credit, bank guarantees, MTN, or other instruments.

We provide on your behalf Fresh Cut BG, SBLC and MTN to our investors. Our bank instrument can be engaged in PPP Trading, Discounting, signature project(s) such as Aviation, Agriculture, Petroleum, Energy, Telecommunication, construction of Dams, Bridges, Real Estate and all kinds of projects. We do not have any broker chain in our offer. We deliver with time and precision as setforth in the agreement. The procedure is very simple and our terms and Conditions are reasonable, the instrument will be reserved on Euro clear to be verified by your bank, after verification, Payment is effected in favor of the provider.

We shall give our instrument description in our next email if our proposal is of interest to you. Note also that we can facilitate a Lease BG. Price is 6% of face value plus 2% commission fees to brokers.

Thanks,

Mr. Robert Dehostel
Robert RoseConsult

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