419 scam: "Mr. Mboma H." <taiweng@wincool.com.my> REF.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.
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.
- m.mboma24@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mboma H." <taiweng@wincool.com.my>
Reply-To: m.mboma24@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 10:41:19 +0800
Subject: REF.INVESTMENT

I write to you based on a request by an investor who is in urgent needs to
relocate his assets into your country through your assistance. My name is
Mr. Mboma H.Mboma, an attorney/investment advisers here in Kenya East
Africa. I am representing the interests of very wealthy investors mainly
from East and North Africa. Due to the sensitivity of their position they
hold in their organization and the unstable investment environment of
their countries, they prefer to channel/move majority of their funds into
more stable economies and developing nations where they can get good yield
for their assets and its safety.

This reserved group of individuals, whom our firm personally holding there
asset instructed and approached us with a mandate to seek for a firm or an
individual such as yourself who has the experience and capacity to receive
their assets and re-invest it into a good lucrative investment. They will
be interested to seeking means of expanding and relocating his business
interest in the following sectors: Banking/Finance, Real estate, Stock ,
Resort/hospitality industry , Mining, Transportation, Health Sector and
Farming, Airline, Shipping, Oil and Gas, Energy Projects and so on or any
sector you may recommend will be considered.

I have been given the full authority to negotiate with you on the working
Terms, as long as you can demonstrate that you have the capacity to handle
the project. I can be reached on phone.

Kindly reply back with your private email: m.mboma24@gmail.com

Best Regards,

Mr Mboma H.Mboma
Personal representative
Kenya.

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