419 scam: "MR. LUIS CRUZ"<pratip.ghoshal@saltsandchemicals.com> Business Proposal.

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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:
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
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.
- email.luis.cruz@consultant.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. LUIS CRUZ" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cruzl198@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2016 07:45:39 -0700
Subject: Business Proposal.

Plaza de Palacio Nº 5, 28510 Campo Real,
Madrid, Spain
Tele-fax: + 34 917 903 707
Direct call Nº: + 34 632 634 574
Email.luis.cruz@consultant.com
OUR REF:T&AWA/OBS/EUR4521
DATE: 11 / 5 / 2016

Hello

Please before you read the content of my proposal, I want to let you know that the business i am about to offer you demand 100% confidentiality. I am Mr. LUIS CRUZ, Vice President Operations Lundin Petroleum Company Spain.
We have a contract of supply my department want to offer, It has been advertise on the global network. I want nominate you as our supplier but with conditions. I will give you guide lines on where to make purchase of the item needed, When the contract payment is made in your account or whichever means you wish to receive the contract payment, We will share the payment 50/50 percent. The total contract worth €61,060.000.00 Million Euros.
The supply is for a gasoline carbon. If you wish to handle the business with me kindly get back at me with your telephone number for oral conversation for the way forward.
Remember this required top secret. Thanks and hope to hear from you soonest.

MR. LUIS CRUZ.

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