419 scam: "Mr. Rudolf James"<union-plc@t-online.de> Investment Proposal

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- secu2001@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Rudolf James" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <secu2001@rediffmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2011 04:09:38 -0800
Subject: Investment Proposal

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. Rudolf James; I work with ABC SERVICE a sister company to a Multi-National

Finance Company based here in the London-U.K. I have a business proposition of twelve Million

Six Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($12, 600, 000.00) for you to handle with me from

our Financial Desk.

I will need you to assist us in executing this business project and consequently invest the money in

your country. Which I would like to see this money moved for immediate investment and the

proceeds of this investment would be shared equally between us. I need to know if you will be able

to handle a business transaction involving this amount of money, after which I will go into details to

explain the simple detail of realizing this objective without delays.

If you or your company is interested please reconfirm your names in full, private phone/ fax and

contact address. These funds are presently deposited in our security vault and as soon as we are

able to confirm your interest and capacity to secure such amount we will disclose further delay to

you.

We await your positive response.

Kind Regards,

Mr. James Rudolf

Multi-National Finance Company.

2th Floor, 151-153 Regent Street

Mayfair, London W1B 4JE. United Kingdom.

Email:secu2001@rediffmail.com

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