419 scam: "Greg Allen" <greg811@suncor.com> RE: Your email address: Sales@SunburstLEDdisplays.com and our others partner Mr

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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:
- "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "bell555bell@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- +2348020516412 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- kimjim2000@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Greg Allen" <greg811@suncor.com>
Reply-To: edithh6@lopezchambers.com
Date: 24 Jul 2017 21:45:53 +0200
Subject: RE: Your email address: Sales@SunburstLEDdisplays.com and our others partner Mr.Kim Jim from Kuwait Email Address: kimjim2000@hotmail.com have been on my email file

Your email address: Sales@SunburstLEDdisplays.com and our others
partner Mr.Kim Jim from Kuwait Email Address:
kimjim2000@hotmail.com have been on my email file but i lost
Mr.Kelvin Abraham email address. All of you really help me on the
transaction and i have compensate Mr.Kim Jim but remaining you
and Mr.Kelvin Abraham. I had little internet problem that is why
i couldn't reach you but it over now. I am glad I finally got
hold of you. I lost so many emails I am happy to inform you about
my success in getting the fund transferred under the cooperation
of Mr.Kim Jim partner from Kuwait.
Presently I am in Kuwait for investment projects to buy private
jets and to register the private Jet with Kuwait Airline with my
own share of the total sum.
Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to
assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us
some how. You should contact my secretary, His name is Mr Willy
Bellnard, Ask Him to assist you claim the total $5 million (Five
million dollars) in a Certificate Bank Draft which I deposited
for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to
assist me in this matter. I appreciate your efforts at that time.
So feel free and get in touch with my secretary Mr Willy Bellnard
as I directed you.

NAME: Mr Willy Bellnard
EMAIL: bell555bell@live.com
PHONE NUMBER: +234 80 205 16412

Please do let me know immediately you receive the $5,000,000.00
Million so that we can share the joy after all that we went
through at that time.
In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment
projects which I and my new partner, remembers that I had forward
instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive that
money, so feel free to get in touch with him and he will link you
with the bank without delay.
Kuwait is a nice place to invest, i can send to you the new
airport where i am negotiating with Kuwait Airline to have my
private jet working as commercial business. if you have chance i
can invite you and if possible you can invest here also.
Regards,
Greg Allen

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