419 scam: "Finance Services Ltd"<finance-servicesltd@gmail.com> Inquiry on Fiduciary

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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.
- +447937417584

Fraud email example:

From: "Finance Services Ltd" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <finance.servicesltd@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 01:26:52 -0700
Subject: Inquiry on Fiduciary

Sir/Madam,

We are registered consultant in the United Kingdom. We deliver personalized services to companies, corporate bodies, organizations, hospitals, trust, private and high net-worth individuals in America, Europe (excluding United Kingdom), Middle East, Asia and African Nations.

Our main areas of interest are medical centers, hospital, life sciences, hotels/casino/resort, and themes parks/entertainment centers, commercial/residential constructions, mining, manufacturing, energy projects. IT technology, agro-business and food processing.

We at the moment have the need of a fiduciary contract for our client. Our client is a politically exposed person from Nigeria. She is Nigeria's (immediate past) Petroleum Minister and the Chairman Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Due to recent change in government in Nigeria and political persecution by the new government, coupled with the recent directive to commercial banks to no longer receive cash deposits of foreign currencies into domiciliary accounts, our client is in need of a fiduciary, a person to hold an asset in trust for her for a term period.

Please let us know if you can act in this fiduciary capacity so we can discuss the terms.

Kind Regards

Mr David Brennan

Finance Services Ltd (GB)

United Kingdom

+447937417584

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