419 scam: "David Butcher"<davibutcher@post.com> [**SPAM**] We want to invest in Norway, please very 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 british 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)
- ",000,000" (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: "David Butcher" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davibutcher@consultant.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:21:50 +0100
Subject: [**SPAM**] We want to invest in Norway, please very urgent

Good evening to you,

How are you doing today? I sent this letter to you previously without getting any response. I am re-sending it once more hoping it gets to you this time, and you confirming your position to participate in the project or not, this to enable me stop any further exploration.

Nevertheless, this proposal is not connected with any deceptive intention as you may have anticipated. Let me quickly introduce myself to you, my name is David Butcher, a registered lawyer here in the United Kingdom, I am contacting you in the high opinion of my client, Mr. Andrei Borodin, who needs a business partner for an investment purposes, my client is currently seeking for a private company or individual to invest his funds into some profitable business enterprises.

It might interest you to know that Mr. Andrei Borodin has been in London since 2011 after being accused of fraud by the Russian Government, and I can authoritatively inform you here that he has been granted political asylum here in the UK.

More information about Mr. Borodin can be obtained here:-
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-21627481

Furthermore, the investment funds are Twenty Five Million British Pounds Sterling (£25,000,000:00). If you are interested, I can guarantee you that this exercise is straight forward and has no encumbrance whatsoever attached. Upon the confirmation of your full consent to participate, all the necessary information’s shall be made available for you. In your return mail, do enclose your telephone and fax number for further communications.

I look forward for a good business relationship with you.

Best Regards,
D. Butcher Esq.

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