419 scam: "Select.Investor" <select.investor@gmail.com> personal

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "trunk box" (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)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- silveromarjr@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Select.Investor" <select.investor@gmail.com>
Reply-To: silveromar09@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 21:12:52 -0200
Subject: personal

Hi Dear,

I am Mr. Silver Omar, 47 years of age and formal personal assistant to
Late Mr. Omar Odinba Bongo, the President of Republic of Gabon who
died on 08/06/2009. The statistics shows that the Economy of your
country is getting better and will be more profitable in few years to
come.I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$45.5M, which I seek
you to accommodate for me.

Before the death of my boss we have some good cash on my name with a
Security Company and no member of his family knows about this deposit.
The money was deposited outside my country on my name by my late boss
as a family treasure in a metal trunk boxes to avoid seizure and much
demur rage from the security company.

I shall want you to advice me on how I can invest this cash under your
guidance in your country in any lucrative business. l will give you
25% of the total fund or you can partner with me on that basis.

YOUR ROLE: Your main responsibility is to ensure the total evacuation
of the funds from Ghana where it is secured at the moment.

1- We sign contract between us after you receive the fund we will
establish a company in your country. 2- After the investment the
outcome profit will be share as following:A-40% for you the fund
manager, B- 60% for me the fund owner which i will like 10% from my
share be donated to any motherless baby home for they up keeping.

I have decided to use this sum to relocate to your country and never
to be connected to any of Omar Bongo conglomerates, presently I am in
Ghana, for a hide out. I guarantee that there is no risk involved and
will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law.

As I wait for your urgent Response here [silveromarjr@hotmail.com],
please treat this information as top secret. No one knows my where
about and I want to maintain that secrecy in order to be safe. If
Interested, Please Send Me Your Full Names, Address and your Reachable
Tell Numbers.

Thanks & God Bless You.
Very truly yours,
Mr. Silver Omar.
+2570552233

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