419 scam: "Sir. Terry Leahy"<sir.terrylleahy@yahoo.co.uk> RE:INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL.

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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!

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- sir.terryleahyy@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sir. Terry Leahy" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sir.terryleahyy@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 11:24:07 +0200
Subject: RE:INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL.

Dear Sir/Madam

RE:INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL.

I am pleased to solicit your sincere and urgent assistance over my business proposal which I planned to invest with your 100% assistance.

My name is (SIR. TERRY LEAHY). I am seeking for your co-operation in building a company or Real Estate, following sectors: oil/Gas, banking, real estate, stock speculation and
mining,transportation, health sector and tobacco, Communication Services, Agriculture Forestry & Fishing, thus any sector. in your country. However, I do not know any investor in your country
who I may trust to handle the business for me.

If you have a solid background and idea of making good profit in any of the mentioned business sectors or any other business in your country, Please
write me for possible business co-operation.

I estimated a huge sum of money for this project, which I will transfer as soon as possible immediately our discussion is positive and sealed. On
the resumption of this project, you will be a member of the governing board as Director of works and project Management. I am prepared to give you 10% of
the total sum before investment and 30% of the profit realized for 5 years.

Please if you have any interest for this project, correspond through my bemail address: sir.terryleahyy@yahoo.co.uk

I look forward to discussing this opportunity further with you.

Sincerely,

Sir. Terry Leahy

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