419 scam: "Kim Miller"<test@debio.co.kr> RE: About Investment.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- kim.millr@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kim Miller" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kim.millr@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2016 12:32:21 -0000
Subject: RE: About Investment.

Dear Friend,

Sorry for using this medium to contact you, as you know I am Kim Miller a portfolio manager in Fidelity Investment LTD UK. I solicit your partnership in business deal worth ?2.7million Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit with Fidelity that has been due for three years awaiting Investor under my portfolio to put up application for claim.

In this regards, can we partner to make this happen, I will make you investor under my portfolio as fund manager to put up this claim.

I hope to hear from you, trust and honest will be the road to our success in this endeavor.

Note: Please mail through my private id ( kim.millr@hotmail.com )

Regards,
Kim Miller.

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