419 scam: luis carlos <mr.luiscarlos45@gmail.com> FROM MR LUIS CARLOS

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: luis carlos <mr.luiscarlos45@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 13:27:03 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: FROM MR LUIS CARLOS

>From Mr. Luis Carlos
Telex and Credeit Dept
Bank OfÂ Africa
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso
West Africa
MY DIRECT LINE +226-77 75 83 48

Dear friend,

Â Â Â Â Â How are you withÂ your family andÂ business i hopeÂ fine, Please iÂ contactedÂ you for aÂ businessÂ transaction, please don'tÂ beÂ offended ifÂ you are interested to assistÂ me iÂ will likeÂ you toÂ respond toÂ meÂ immedaitey butÂ ifÂ you are notÂ interested i adviseÂ you to deleetÂ this letter from your emailÂ list because iÂ need theÂ confidentiality ofÂ thisÂ transaction in both of us .

I am Mr. Luis Carlos , the manager Telex and CreditÂ departmentÂ Bank Of AfricaÂ Â (B.O.A)Â Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of ($11.3m US Dollars) (Eleven Million Three Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customer who died along with his wife in authorÂ crash.
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My request for foreigner to stand as his business partner in this business is because the fact that the customer is a foreigner. Based on the fact that this is a deal, I propose that 40% of this fund for you and 60% for me. I will give you more detail of the transfer process as soon as i recieve your reply.
send your following personal details,
(1)Full names:.......................
(2)Occupation:................ ......
(3)Age ............. Sex:............
(4)Marital Status:...................
(5)Private phone number:.............
(6)Current residential address:......
(7)Passport Number...................

My Best regards,
Mr. Luis Carlos

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