419 scam: "Giuseppe"<mariano.giuseppe@financier.com> UNICREDIT GROUP SpA./Investment Portfolio Holders and Administrators.

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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:
- "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
- "u.k " (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 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.
- +4407024020444
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.
- unicreditgroup_alexorchid@consultant.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Giuseppe" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <unicreditgroup_alexorchid@consultant.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2012 12:05:21 +0200
Subject: UNICREDIT GROUP SpA./Investment Portfolio Holders and Administrators.

UNICREDIT GROUP SpA.
VIALE UMBERTO TUPINI 180,
00144,ROMA.
ITALIA.
Website: www.unicredit.eu

We wish to invite you to participate as broker/agent to Unicredit Group
Investment individualized equity portfolio management program. UniCredit
Group is a European (ITALIA) based international bank/investment company
with a primary focus on private and public equity in the Europe, America,
Asia, Middle East and Australia region with over 500 billions of private
and corporate investment portfolios.

We are privately looking for fiduciary agents and management experts who
will be willing to act as investment portfolio holders and administrators.
We currently have a back-log of an Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit
(EMRCP) of an average of 1.2% on each private investment and corporate
portfolio under our administration and control. And we wish to re-invest
this fund by putting it into the management of private businessmen and
corporations with good business ideas that can generate at least 10% ROI
per annum over maximum of 5-10 years duration.

The fund will be disbursed based on a clear loan of 4.5% interest rate per
annum for 5 years renewable tenure. All sign-up contracts briefings and
investment portfolio management files will be handled in London , United
Kingdom . For further details please contact the London representative
agent/consultant directly with the contact information below.

Best Regards,
Alex Orchid
UK loan relation officer.
T: +44(0)7024020444
F: +44(0)8671582931
E: unicreditgroup_alexorchid@consultant.com

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