419 scam: "'Xiao Wei' via 419trap" <419trap@biographiks.com> (no subject)

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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)
- "discussion of this transaction in further details" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
- privateinformations2014@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "'Xiao Wei' via 419trap" <419trap@biographiks.com>
Reply-To: privateinformations2014@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 09:07:04 -0700
Subject:

Dear Sir/Madam

I am Mr.Xiao Wei, The Chief Audit Officer, Bank of China Investment
Trust Ltd, One of the UK`s largest oldest independent self-managed
funds management company with over Eight Hundred and Forty-Five
Billion Dollars Capital Investment Funds. Nevertheless, as Investment
Chief Audit Officer, I handle all our Investor's Direct Capital Funds
and secretly extract 1.3% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP)
per annul on each of the Investor's Magellan Capital Funds.

As an expert, I have made over Five Hundred Million dollars from the
Investor's EMRCP and hereby looking for reliable foreign Partner to
trust, who will stand as an Investor to receive the funds as Annual
Investment Proceeds from Bank of China Magellan Capital Funds. All
confirmable documents to back up the claims will be made available to
you prior to your acceptance. Meanwhile, I have worked out the
strategies and technicalities whereby the funds can be claimed in any
of our Clearing Houses without any hitches. Our sharing ratio should
be 60-40%. In case you are interested, Please email me your direct
telephone number or send me email to privateinformations2014@gmail.com
for discussion of this transaction in further details.

Sincerely

Xiao Wei
Chief Audit Officer,
Bank of China Investment Trust Ltd
https://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/people/19065932-wei-xiao
https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=217662414&capId=4803422&previousCapId=4803422&previousTitle=Bank%20of%20China%20Limited

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