419 scam: "Charles Ed"<ce72347108@gmail.com> Make smart move to improve your life this year.

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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.
- charly213@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Charles Ed" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <charly213@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2019 18:58:25 -0700
Subject: Make smart move to improve your life this year.

A very good day to you,

My name is Charles, and Im a Stockbroker/Private Accountant. I need someone reliable that can stand as an investor to help me move a dormant corporate investors portfolios capital funds to a normal individual bank account totaling 3.750m, before is been diverted to bank treasury as an unclaimed funds. This capital investment funds where for trading in the stock market, crude oil business and lending with profit returns. Every year, each corporate investor is expected to receive 15.3% interest from his/her total investment capital funds which is paid to the investor annually as their excess maximum return capital profit (EMRCP).

Due to my position, I am not allowed to involved family or friends that is why Im willing to offer %40 of the total amount to anyone whos interested and willing to help. You stand no risk at all, because there are confirmable documents to back up this proposal if only you can set aside doubts and follow up. If your willing to work with me, please find below my contacts. It is my pleasure getting in contact with you. However, if this proposition offends your moral ethics, do accept my sincere apology and thanks for your time.

Best regards,

Charles. E.

Email: charly213@yahoo.com

Tel: 00777-4049

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