419 scam: "Mr. Jonathan Anderson"<jonanders1960@gmail.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:
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22554660997 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Jonathan Anderson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jonanders1960@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2017 00:54:41 -0800
Subject: Business proposal

From: Global Link Investments, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Global Link Investments is one of Africa largest asset management groups with over US$379bn in assets under management on behalf of over 24 million private, professional and institutional investors. We offer worldwide investors a range of over 70 funds, which invest across different market sectors, geographies, asset classes and investment styles.

We have been mandated via a codicil that the sum of US$10.5Million be paid to you as inheritance from the account of a late investor. Due to the agreement signed by the investor that our operational principle demands total confidentiality. Upon receipt of your response, we shall give you further directives by which the fund will transferred to your bank account.

Thanks and waiting for your very urgent response.

Yours in service.

Mr. Jonathan Anderson.
Account and Investment Manager.
Global Link Investments, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
+225 5466 0997

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