419 scam: "Haroon G." <noreply@domain.com> Investment Proposal

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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: "Haroon G." <noreply@domain.com>
Reply-To: contact_haroon@ghazanfagroup.com
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 01:14:52 -0700
Subject: Investment Proposal

Greetings,
I am Haroon G. Regional Manager from Ghazanfar Group United Arab Emirate.I=
am writing you this email in regard to my quest for an investment opportun=
ity in your region. I am searching for business opportunity in your country=
. I have gone through your company profile and I have no doubt you are good=
in your area of specialty.
=

I am interested in exploring ways to invest in any business in your locatio=
n as mentioned earlier, but this has nothing to do with the Ghazanfar group=
, this is a private placement investment outside of my region.
=

Due to the level of high Islamic laws I cannot invest this funds in my regi=
on hence I am in contact with you privately. Like I said to you , I give lo=
ans to individuals and companies for their businesses with good terms.
=

I will appreciate it if you can send me a comprehensive business plan with=
the amount for a possible collaboration.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
=

Yours Faithfully,
--
Haroon G
Regional Manager, =

=

Ghazanfar Group
=

=20

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