419 scam: bycas@flywan.net BUSINESS PROPOSER

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: bycas@flywan.net
Reply-To: Kaan Jarrett <kaanjarrett123@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2018 10:47:35 -0500 (COT)
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSER

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Dear Sir/Madam

It is my pleasure to make your acquaintance. We are Cyprus based investment entity, working on expanding our investment portfolio globally by financing feasible projects and businesses.

We also welcome the services of a broker or representative who are willing to introduce potential clients who seek for loan for start-up or business expansion, contract execution and investment funds in various sectors. On this note, we shall be willing to sign a broker agreement with you/company based on 1% commission of the total loan sum for your services after a successful closure with any of your referred clients.

Therefore, to engage us for a more detailed discussion, kindly forward to me a business plan or pitch deck on any viable project or business you would want us to finance for review and consideration, after which we can negotiate the funding modalities, loan duration and investment size.

We will be pleased to know the possibility of entering into an investment partnership within your present line of business and till then, i welcome the opportunity of having a fruitful business relationship with you .

Kind regards,
Kaan Jarrett
Director Of Investments (DI)
Gtd Colombia - Grupo Gtd

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