419 scam: "Mr.Mohammad Robati" <pinatm@postino.net> I WANT TO INVEST IN YOUR CARE OR YOUR COMPANY!!!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- investmentplan22@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Mohammad Robati" <pinatm@postino.net>
Reply-To: investplan1000@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 01:06:26 +0300
Subject: I WANT TO INVEST IN YOUR CARE OR YOUR COMPANY!!!

Greetings,

Compliment of the day.

I picked the courage to contact you based on trust not minding a total
stranger
you are to me because I believe people get to know themselves and become
friends only but one day, which can lead to everlasting business and family
relationship. Firstly i have to introduce , my humble self, My Name is Mr.
Mohammad Robati, I hail from Islamic Republic of Iran, Presently i
stay in East
London where i live with my family. I work as a Crude Oil Production Director
for twenty five years with the Shell Oil Company Plc Scotland. In Life
everything happen for a reason, My meeting with you is not a surprise
but it is
God doing, I totally believe in God almighty.

In 2009/2010, I use my power as the Crude Oil Production Director to
executed a
crude oil deal with Cairn India Limited ( largest oil and gas exploration
companies in India) worth of Us$ I.8 Billion United States Dollars, After the
successful deal, i made the sum of (US$36,000,000.00 ) Thirty Six Million
United States Dollars from the successful crude oil deal with the Cairn India
Limited .

Right Now, It is my great pressure to contact you as my partner, so that It
will be in my interest to invest my hard earn fund in our your Care or your
company for good profitable business venture that will earn us a good money.
Actually, i got your contact email through my private search with the British
search. It will be my honor for you to advise me as my partner in a good
profitable business venture , the fund will be invested. We will proceed with
the true process urgently.

All conformable documents to back up the claims will be made available to you
prior to your acceptance. With all due respect of your personality, I
would like
to invest the whole fund in your company if you will be interested
and honor my
request. Meanwhile,I have worked out the modalities and technicalities whereby
the funds can be claimed in financial firm without any hitches. Our
disbursement
or sharing ratio will be 50-50 from the profit made from the investment fund
annual in your country. If you are interested, try to send your direct phone
number so we could discuss more on phone as regard the transaction. Thanks for
your understanding as I would wait to get immediate response from you. Please
Reply me always through this E-mail address: (investmentplan22@gmail.com)
Sincerely.
Mr. Mohammad Gholamali Robati
Retired Crude Oil Production Director
Shell Oil Company London

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