419 scam: Stephen King <stephen@stephenking.com> Attn: CIP 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!

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:
- "million pounds" (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)
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.
- stephen0606@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Stephen King <stephen@stephenking.com>
Reply-To: stephenking0606@yahoo.dk
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:26:45 +0200
Subject: Attn: CIP Proposal.

Hello My Dear,

I am Mr. Stephen King, Director of foreign investment Section of one of the
world's largest and most diversified private investment company in UK
(Caledonia
Investments Plc), with over £ 25 billion assets base. As the director
of foreign
investments, I handle the company's Investment on stocks for 8 years now. In
2005 to 2007, I handled the company's Initial Public Offer Sales (IPO).

During these years, the company had Excess and Maximum Capital Profit on
investments, from the Excess return profit. I secretly extracted 1.2% from the
bonus shares or stocks. As an expert, I made over £ 16,695,000 Million Pounds
worth of stocks from the previous years Excess and marginal Capital Profit and
hereby looking for a foreigner to trust who will stand as a share
holder or the
Investor of this fund with Caledonia Investment, to receive the funds
as Annual
Investment Proceeds from the Company's Magellan Capital Funds after which we
will disburse the fund for our investment purposes.

All confirmable documents to back up the claims will be made available to you
prior to your acceptance. Meanwhile,I have worked out the modalities and
technicalities whereby the funds can be claimed in any of our 6
Clearing Houses
without any hitches. Our disbursement or sharing ratio will be 60-40%. If you
are interested, send your DIRECT phone number so we could discuss more
on phone
as regard the transaction.

Thanks for your understanding as I would wait to get immediate response from
you.

Sincerely.

Stephen King.

Private email: stephen0606@safe-mail.net

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