419 scam: Loic Guegan <loicguegan3@live.co.uk> 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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Loic Guegan <loicguegan3@live.co.uk>
Reply-To: <loicguegan@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:13:51 +0000
Subject: URGENT

Dear Sir/Ma,
Please can you help me re-profile fund? I am Mr Loic Guegan, HSBC , Head of Corporate sustainability Asia pacific region. I am seeking to transfer the sum of USD$9.5 Million (Nine Million, Five Hundred Thousand dollars) abroad which was deposited by a Late customer who died without declaring any onward beneficiary before his death in 2011.
My suggestion to you is if you are a good decision maker and you are capable to handle funds properly, you are to stand as the probable relative to this deceased person and I shall present you through a legitimate arrangement as the beneficiary to this funds. I propose that we shall share the proceed in the ratio of 50% for me, 50% for you if this matter is carefully handled under a mutual cooperation.
Please contact me via my e-mail as it makes this more confidential.Sincerely,Loic Guegan. This email contains confidential information. It is for the intended recipient only. It may contain information that is privileged and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, please notify the author by replying to this email immediately and delete the message from your computer. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print or rely on this e-mail. Unless expressly stated to the contrary, this email does not constitute a legal or formal offer or acceptance of an offer.

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