419 scam: " PRIVATE BUSINESS VENTURE"<businessventureiinvestment@gmail.co> Private Business

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- businessventureinvestment@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " PRIVATE BUSINESS VENTURE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <businessventureiinvestment@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 18:54:08 +0400
Subject: Private Business

COL. DASUKI SAMBO

FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

I make this appeal with the hope that secure my funds in an offshore account in Europe. The content of this mail are expressed in confidence and solely for your personal information.

I am Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd), former national security adviser. Former national security adviser. 28.8 m presently invested in an offshore bank in Europe. The fund is proceed from over inflated I am presently placed on the national security adviser. I have had all of my assets confiscated by the Government.

Thus far, the Nigerian government has not traced this account and it will will so to to the extent that This proposal remain confidential.

I offer you 20% of the total sum for your assistance, 80% will be mine. I assure you that transaction is risk-free. More details will be availed to you upon your reply with required information.

If you proposal is accepted, then fill out the the following with your information.

Full names:

Home address:

Mobile phone number:

Occupation:

Age:

Marital status:

My lawyer will contact you upon your reply to prepare the necessary document that will give you access to the fund. I await your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Col. Dasuki Sambo (rtd)

Reply me thru this e-mail " businessventureinvestment@gmail.com "

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