419 scam: "ANDREW TURNER" <edwin@gtfs-gulf.com> <<MESSAGE FROM MR ANDREW TURNER>>

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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: "ANDREW TURNER" <edwin@gtfs-gulf.com>
Reply-To: <langthomas500@yahoo.com.tw>
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 11:14:33 -0500
Subject: <<MESSAGE FROM MR ANDREW TURNER>>

Hello,

My name is Mr. Andrew Turner, a Fund Manager with one of the worlds biggest investment company. I have been the personal Fund Manager to the late Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi for many years. You may wish to visit the link to confirm. (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/20/muammar-gaddafi-dies-city-birth) Total sum of Fifteen Million, Seven Hundred and Forty Five Thousand British Pounds (15,745,000.00) GBP was invested on behalf of the late president of LIBYA under a SECRET CODE INVESTMENT where none of his personal information’s was used for the investment. This was a secret between both of us until his death last year. Now that former President Muammar Gaddafi is DEAD,i am contacting you for your partnership so that we can claim the funds as mentioned above. I will handle all the expenses and will require your assistance in investing the funds in your country.

Sincerely,
Mr. Andrew Turner.
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