419 scam: "Donald Cox"<"Donald"@rice.ocn.ne.jp> RE: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:

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.
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.
- donaldcox140@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Donald Cox" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <donaldcox140@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2018 04:47:53 +0800
Subject: RE:INVESTMENT

Dear Partner To Be,

Introduction:
My name is Donald Cox, I have a Russian client who want to invest his money in your country.

Read To Know Who Is my Client by opening the links below:

My client name is Mr. Suleyman Abusaidovich Kerimov ,due to house arrest and sanctions imposed on my client
by the EU and the United States, at the moment my client cannot do any transaction on his own capacity, so he
needs to re-profile his funds he kept in a Security Finance Company in Europe be transferred to your care for
investment purpose as his partner.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suleyman_Kerimov
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/22/russia-protests-arrest-billionaire-playboy-suleiman-kerimov/
https://www.forbes.com/profile/suleiman-kerimov/#15c9500b1825

Most importantly, you will be required to note the following:Kijdly furnish me with the below details
donaldcox140@gmail.com

(1) Stand as the beneficiary to receive the funds as he will present you before security firm as his investor.
(2) Receive the funds into a business/personal bank account in your country.
(3) At the completion of this transaction, the sharing rates shall be 70% for him, 30% for you.
(4) Full Names:
(5) Contact Address:
(6) Direct Telephone No:
(7) Occupation :
(8) Age :

Regards
Donald Cox.

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