419 scam: "Worry investissement"<tinvestfinance@gmail.com> PROPOSITION D'INVESTISSEMENT

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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:
- "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.
- ibrahimgado@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Worry investissement" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ibrahimgado@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2018 01:09:45 -0700
Subject: PROPOSITION D'INVESTISSEMENT

Hello sir
i am Mr GADO Ibrahim, project analyst.
It is as a result of my personal research, of serious responsible people, and confident of removed of good morality, this is how I just discovered your contact.
Indeed I have assisted a great personality of the sub-region who is only a great politician.
The latter of whom I represent his confidant, holds a large sum of two hundred and sixty million dollars ( $260 million) that he would like to invest outside his country in sectors of income generating activities such as the construction of 5 star hotels, HLM (housing a moderate rent), general trade etc....
Moreover the said partner is required to travel to Africa for a head-to-head meeting with the possessor of funds so that we can study together the elaboration of a consensual contract and the effective ways and means to be adopted for the evacuation Quick and secure of the said funds in your country for the projects for which it will be destined.
I count on your frank cooperation and discretion so that we succeed this case together in the interests of all.
For more information, contact me at Mail: ibrahimgado@gmail.com
Mr Ibrahim GADO

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