419 scam: "Sheikh Bassam Alghanim"<no-reply@drivethrustuff.com> ***INVESTMENT OPORTUNITY***

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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:
- "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Sheikh Bassam Alghanim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <middleeastinvestment@1email.eu>
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2015 01:29:43 -0500
Subject: ***INVESTMENT OPORTUNITY***

Middleeastcapital@1email.eu

INVESTMEST OPPORTUNITY

From: Middle east capital Investment

Attention:, Dear Friiend,

We are currently giving a secured and non secured loan etc,

here is a brief Introduction of what we do. Middle East Capital Investment

Company is a financial Giant in private joint stock company, established 1999 in UAE,

which specializes in Loan,Finance & Investment activities in real estate and hospitality,

industrial and sustainable technologies, strategic financial investments,

specialized education, healthcare services, Agriculture, manufacturing,

Mining, Energy and additional environmentally sustainable projects.equity

position with a 5 to 10 year hold.In 2020, we plan on acquiring up to 2 Trillion in high-quality, low risk assets and investments to capitalize on the current market cycle.

We also give a 2% commission to brokers, who brings project owners for

finance or other opportunities.Middle East Capital Investment Company is acting as a lender and the fund will be disbursed on a clear interest rate of 5% annually to the equity

partners and Entrepreneurs for their investment projects.

For further details please contact me directly with your business plans or

project summary to my email.

Regards,

Sheikh Bassam Alghanim

Chief Executive Officer

Middle East Capital Towers

P.O.Box 5151, Abudhabi,

United Arab Emirates,

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