419 scam: "Rodney Shank" <info@sip.org> SEEKING INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU

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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: "Rodney Shank" <info@sip.org>
Reply-To: info.globalinvestments.llc@yandex.com
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:54:38 -0700
Subject: SEEKING INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU

Greeting,

The world statistics shows that the economy of your country is great
and investment friendly. We are looking to invest funds in a long-term
business venture in your country. Additionally, we would like you to
manage the investment on our behalf.

If agreed you would be requested to:

a) Receive the Investment funds from us.
b) Invest and Manage the funds in a profitable business as a loan
facility for the duration of 5-10 yrs depending, of course, on the opportunity.
c) Re-distribute the funds and profits back to us at the maturity of
the investment.

We are willing to negotiate a percentage of the profits generated as
your compensation for getting involved. Please let us know if you are
in a position to participate. The amount we are willing to commit to
is quite substantial and we would appreciate a timely response.

For ease of communication, if you could provide your direct phone
number it would also be appreciated.

We await your response.

Sincerely Yours,
Rodney Shank
info.globalinvestments.llc@yandex.com

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