419 scam: "MARY DANIELS"<today60@yahoo.com> RE:INVESTMENT PLANS 2010

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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: "MARY DANIELS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <marydaniels@live.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 03:33:18 -0000
Subject: RE:INVESTMENT PLANS 2010

Hello,

My Name is Mary Daniels. I represent a private law chamber here in Sussex, England. We would like to reach terms with you on investment prospects. Nevertheless, I hope if you do not mind if I take a few minutes of your precious time. We have a client whose intents is to invest into prolific ventures abroad by seeking "willing" emissary as an alliance by partnering with him in cultivating his investment plans. Basically, the investor who has no fore-knowledge of propagating his ideas offshore yearns for diverse ideas of investment in achieving his vision.

My client faced with cumbersome problem of unstable investment environment in his home country has asked our firm to see how we could get him an emissary as a trustee in initiating his investment idea with his capital, hence our letter to you to seek partnership with him in realizing his vision. My client's intention is also to ensure that this project yields good returns.

I'm willing to go further but for certainty and your willingness in partnering with my client; I shall be honored to direct you to our acting executive upon response to this inquiry. We're willing to enlighten you more upon certainty, willingness and eligibility of your credibility in partnering with our client, else if you find yourself not fit enough, please disregard this email.

An urgent response would be appreciated!

Yours truly,

Mary Daniels

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