419 scam: "Derrick Lawson"<admin@bemari.ml> FUND INVESTMENT

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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)
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.
- robeystephen100@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Derrick Lawson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robeystephen100@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2018 03:20:19 -0700
Subject: FUND INVESTMENT

Hello,

I am a professional banker and I am in contact with a private investor who wants to invest his money or finance your ongoing project with amount from 5 Million to 50 million dollars but we want to work with serious partners. If you have very interesting projects in which we can invest the funds and get an annual return of 30% per year, this is inform of loan/partnership.

Please contact the investor through his e-mail: robeystephen100@gmail.com

Let us know if you have any projects in which we can invest the funds together and we discuss the terms of a joint partnership.

Please contact him only if you are interested and serious.

Best Regard

Derrick Lawson

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam