419 scam: bills.winters@foxmail.com Let's Invest Together Project

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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:
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447452159390

Fraud email example:

From: bills.winters@foxmail.com
Reply-To: euro070million@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 16:27:42 -0500
Subject: Let's Invest Together Project

Greetings, =

My Name is Bill Winters, the Group Chief Executive Director of Standard C=
hartered Bank London, I am very interested to be in partnership with you in=
any project of your choice and in any country of your choice and I will ma=
ke available any amount of capital / Funds The sum (#=A3#55, 500, 000, 00 M=
illion GB {Pounds#) that will be required for any Projects or Venture/Rea=
l Estates and Energy and Mining . This sub sequential amount has been plac=
ed in an escrow call account for onward transfer for any kind of investment=
s /projects you wish. With your adequate co-operation, this transaction wil=
l only take working days to be duly and successfully executed. Is rest assu=
red that my personal attorney has already put in place an MOU (Working Agre=
ement 40) and will also process every legal backing documentations to place=
the capital / Funds in your Name or company Name for immediate and onward =
transfer to your presented bank account, which I will personally take care =
of both the vetting/ keying process, I wait for your urgent response for fu=
rther information. In course of this transaction, there are practically no =
risk involve because It has been programmed to be a bank-to-bank transfer. =
Please this is very confidential /classified transaction please. I will app=
reciate your timely response.
Thank you Yours Truly.
Bills winters
Group Chief Executive Director
Standard Chartered PLC.
Phone: +44 7452 1593 90
Profile: https://www.sc.com/en/about-us/our-people/about-us-our-people-prof=
ile/bill-winters.html

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