419 scam: "CRELAN BANK" <crelanb.nk@court.ge> GREAT BUSINESS OFFER

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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:
- "crelanb.nk@outlook.be" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "crelanb.nk@outlook.be" (this email address has been used in a known 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.
- +32465102521 (Belgium, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "CRELAN BANK" <crelanb.nk@court.ge>
Reply-To: crelanb.nk@outlook.be
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2017 16:15:05 +0200
Subject: GREAT BUSINESS OFFER - WORK FOR US.

CRELAN BANK
ACCOUNT OFFICER: PHILIP TERRY
E-MAIL: crelanb.nk@outlook.be
TELEPHONE: +32-465102521
COUNTRY: BELGIUM

Dear business partner,

NOTE: Funds will never be requested from you at any point in time. All that we need from you is logistical support and you will be well rewarded for it. Funds will be made available to you via your company and you responsible for paying out companies working directly or indirectly with investors signed to our bank. You will be rewarded with between 2 to 10 percent of the funds you handle depending on the amount of work put into each project. Your procentage will always be negotiated before each project. The reason why your expertise is needed is because you are a registered business owner, your experience in the finance world is needed. Most of these businesses (contracts) presently are in the United States and we need a representative with a reliable character with a good business history.

The bank i work for has connections with huge financial institutions investors all over the world. All that is needed from you is dedication and loyalty and a good business history so we can make you a financial partner, are you interested? If you have good business ideas that require financing please state your ideas and how much will be required to bring to life and we might be interested in investing in your company, if the profits will be good.

Please forward your personal information to my e-mail below, once received i will give you every information about the branch i work for, how we operate, who we have contracts with and how we will be working together with you in the nearest future.

Your full names:
Age:
Name of company (if you have one):
Business idea or experience:
Telephone/Cellphone:
E-mail:
Country:

Please send above information to the e-mail address below. Please call for more info and if you do not get an early reply from us.

MY NAME: PHILIP TERRY
E-MAIL: crelanb.nk@outlook.be
TELEPHONE: +32-465102521
COUNTRY: BELGIUM

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