419 scam: "Mr.Cyril Elk Nelson" <nelsoncyril1@gmail.com> PIO FINANCE GROUP

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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: "Mr.Cyril Elk Nelson" <nelsoncyril1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr_nelson_cyril60@postribe.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2017 15:08:32 -0700
Subject: PIO FINANCE GROUP

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* PIO FINANCE GROUP *
* 10th Floor, Al Sehab Executive Towers,Seef District,
Kingdom of Bahrain*

*Investment Proposal *

*Attention *

*Sir/Madam *

*We are direct providers of Fresh Cut BG,SBLC and MTN which are
specifically for lease or sale,our bank instrument can be engaged in PPP
Trading. *

*The procedure is very simple; upon your signed contract,the instrument
will be issued and reserved on Euro Clear, copies will be sent to you for
verification by your bank,after verification an arrangement will be made by
you, for the payment of the bank swift Charges for MT799,The cost of the
Bank Guarantee will be paid after the delivery of the MT760. Lease cost is
6+2% while purchase is 38+2%. *

*I look forward to our further communication once I receive your response
with your details (company profile/project) *

*Regards*

*Mr.Nell Elk Cyrilson*
*Skyp;-nellcyrilson948*
*Consultant*

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