419 scam: P C <denise@schinagl.nl> Invest

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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.

Fraud email example:

From: P C <denise@schinagl.nl>
Reply-To: asianhig@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 11:35:08 +0100
Subject: Invest

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Hello,
I represent a group of Venture Capital investors who specialize in
Growth Capital Investments/Loans. They seek to invest in Projects with
Public and Private securities in a broad range of areas including Real
estate, Energy, Oil and Gas,emerging markets and high-technology. Within
the technology sector, the group focuses on communications, software and
digital content and services. They wish to invest between
$1Million-$500Million in any viable project that your company requires
funding on investment capacity/Loan Application,On review of your
company's Project Business Plan we shall determine on the projects
possible funding.This will be a silent and Private Placement Investment.
Endeavor to respond promptly if the investment proposal meets your
company's Approval.
Kind Regards,
Peter

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