419 scam: Rick Anderson <a_rickanderson444@msn.com> LET'S WORK TOGETHER!!

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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:
- "discussion of this transaction in further details" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- +447035933460 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Rick Anderson <a_rickanderson444@msn.com>
Reply-To: rickanderson4004@i12.com
Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 15:48:17 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: LET'S WORK TOGETHER!!

Good Day,

My Name is Rick Anderson, i am Corporate Finance Director of Investec Group of Company, One of the World Largest Funds Management Company located in London (United Kingdom) with 12 Branches and over $20 Billion Capital base Investment Funds.

As a Finance Director of Investec Group, My office handle all our Investor's
Direct Capital Funds and have Secretly Extract 1.2% Excess Maximum
Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annum on each of the Investor's
Magellan Capital Funds.

As an expert, I have made over $3.5million from the Investor's EMRCP.
I am hereby looking for someone to trust, who will stand as an Investor
to receive the funds as Annual Investment Proceeds from Investec Group
Capital Funds.

Our sharing ratio will be 60 for me,40 for you while 5% will be for any expenses you incured during the process. Should incase you are interested, email me back for discussion of this transaction in further details.
I wait for your urgent reply.
Sincerely,

Rick Anderson.
+44 703 593 3460.

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