419 scam: omatnenko@yahoo.co.uk INVESTMENT BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP, TREAT AS IMPORTANT.

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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: omatnenko@yahoo.co.uk
Reply-To: ad.b811@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 07:08:52 +0300
Subject: INVESTMENT BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP, TREAT AS IMPORTANT.

Dear Sir,

I deem it necessary to contact you in this important and urgent matter.

Already, I have gone through your profile and I consider you to be

capable enough to handle this business with me.

Personally, I have a business proposal that I would like to

discuss with you confidentially. I work with Â«ROSBANKÂ» (OJSC JSCB)

Russia. It's the largest privately owned bank in Russia, and is one of

the leading players in Russian banking market.

The reason why i decided to use this medium to seek your attention is

gain your confidence before I will give you the details about the

business.

So, I look forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Oleksander Matnenko.

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