419 scam: OFFICE LINE <r.shephard1987@gmail.com> 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:

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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: OFFICE LINE <r.shephard1987@gmail.com>
Reply-To: digne.investment@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2022 23:08:39 +0100
Subject: Re:Investment

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Hello,

I work with an investment company with a large portfolio in oil, gas and
industry and are willing to expand their investment portfolio by
way of investments in other areas such as real estate and other viable
businesses with high return on investment. This company is a Turkish
firm and is willing to invest from 5 million USD to 1 Billion Dollars.

This money is free from any litigation like money laundering, terrorism,
or scam.

In order to evaluate your capability to handle this transaction, I need
you to answer the following questions.

1.Have you handled a large volume of funds before? multiple millions?

2.Do you have a bank account that can accommodate these funds?

3.Do you have any lucrative investment project (s) that require funding
at the moment?

If you do, please give a brief summary of it. We will later request a
more detailed executive summary if we decide to work with you. Your
answers to these questions are very important for us to decide whether
to work with you.

Do not be offended by my questions because I am not undermining you but
just taking extra care because of the amount involved, we just need to
be sure if you are capable of this business.

If you are confident that we can work together, Reply immediately and
also Provide your Full Name, contact Address, your Identification and
telephone number so that I can get back to you with more details.

I await to hear from you.

Best Regards.

Robert Digne

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