419 scam: "Al Seif Financial"<info@investment.com> Investment With You: Read Carefully

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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.
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.
- +447700036932
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.
- baharofer@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- (my contact information is listed below). mr. bahar ofer (baharofer@aol.com) or (baharofer@hotmail.com) thank you, bahar ofer (Aol; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Al Seif Financial" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <baharofer@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:04:26 -0700
Subject: Investment With You: Read Carefully

Good Afternoon.

My name is Bahar Ofer and I was referred to you by a long time acquaintance of mine in the US who knew of you through projects that he has been involved in the past.

For the past Fifteen (15) years I have been involved in investment banking and commercial real estate financing in the Europe and in a several countries around the world. I currently have several investors interested in financing projects in this field; real estate development, construction, mining,oil and gas, airline and various trading. if you think you have solid background and idea of making good profit in any of the mentioned business sector your country, kindly write for possible business co-operation. more so, my investors are ready to facilitate and fund any business that is capable of generating 4-10 % Annual return on investment.

If you can be of any assistance or have an interest please contact me (my contact information is listed below). Mr. Bahar Ofer (baharofer@aol.com) or (baharofer@hotmail.com)

Thank you,

Bahar Ofer
baharofer@aol.com
baharofer@hotmail.com
Al Seif Financial
Commercial Real Estate Advisory
Structured Financing & Equity Investment
Office: +447700036932
Fax: +447624103584
Skype: baharofer

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