419 scam: SH BC <shb229@outlook.com> Partnership Project Investment,

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22999114438 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: SH BC <shb229@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <benjamintimothy889@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 07:20:59 +0000
Subject: Partnership Project Investment,

Partnership Project Investment,

Strictly Confidential.

Email dated 27/01/2014

With
due diligence, I am Dr.Ogbe Nguru, and I work with the Ministry of
Mines & Energy. I decided to reach you personally via this medium,
believing you will receive this message after realizing that E-mail has
come to stay formally as an acceptable medium of communication. I want
to introduce myself and this business opportunity to you.

I
am a Director General (D.G) and head of Contract Approval Committee,with
the above Ministry. I wish to know, if we can work together? Iwould
like to use my position in the office to recommend you as the business
partner to a deceased contractor name (with held) who died a month after
the completion of his contract project with our organization without
any registered business partner in his file.

The deceased
contractor has unpaid contract balance payment Worth Millions Which was
Deposited in offshore Finance House Abroad for supply and installation
of Industrial Equipments in our Industry and 500Kg Aurum Utallum) Gold
Bar/Dust.If you are interested, please, let me have your telephone
number and full names to enable me give you comprehensive details and
procedure on how you will receive the fund and invest it in your
country. I look forward to your quick response.

Note; the
procedure for the release of this payment is a straight process that
will not incriminate you in anyway what so ever. So my
assurance is
that your role is risk free and I can assure you that if I can have your
total co-operation, this fund will be paid to you
within seven working days.

Regards,
Dr.Ogbe Nguru

+229)99114438
Fax;+229)90924170

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