419 scam: " Consultant Broekman Investment" <revmarkson@outlook.com> Urgent

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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 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.

Fraud email example:

From: " Consultant Broekman Investment" <revmarkson@outlook.com>
Reply-To: consultantbroekmaninvestment@outlook.com
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:34:57 +0100
Subject: Urgent

Dear,

I am Broekman Godefridus, Chief Investment Consultant with Morningstar one of the World Largest Funds management firm with over 4.8 Trillion Pounds Capital Investment Funds. I have been privy to handle some of her investors Direct Capital Funds, Morning star Stock, Mutual Funds, Hedge Fund, Bond, ETF Investment Research and secretly extracted 1.1% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annum on each of investor's Magellan Capital Funds.

For my time with this group, I have made over Â£48.2 Million Pounds (minus accrued interest) from the investors EMCRP as explained above and here by looking for you as a partner whom I can trust and come to agreeable terms to re-invest these funds with careful deliberation and stand-in as an investor/funds manager in your Country.

The required documents to back up this claim will be made available to you in your acceptance of this â€œdealâ€ I will however work out the technicalities and arrangement with which these funds will be claimed in any of Euroclear database office.

Please email/fax me your direct telephone number to further discuss this deal elaborately.

Sincerely,

Broekman Godefridus
Consultant.

Email: consultantbroekmaninvestment@outlook.com

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