419 scam: BANK OF CHINA <jenkins@tradingapps.com> INVESTMENT- OFFER

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: BANK OF CHINA <jenkins@tradingapps.com>
Reply-To: <zhouxin1uk@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2020 23:51:41 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT- OFFER

Bank of China

1 Lothbury, London, EC2R 7DB,UK

Good Day,

ZHOU XIN is my name with Bank of China
I want to partner with you to transfer funds into
your account for investment.
Please state your direct phone number and full names in your
reply so that we can discuss on benefits and process.
I await your reply on your willingness to partner with me

Yours sincerely
ZHOU XIN

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