419 scam: "Boris R." <borisr@dbsg-uk.net> ENQUIRIES

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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:
- "boris@dbsg-uk.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Boris R." <borisr@dbsg-uk.net>
Reply-To: boris@dbsg-uk.net
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 15:59:30 +0100
Subject: ENQUIRIES

To: CEO/President/Managing Partner or Director,

My name is Mr. B Radimir, the managing partner to DBSG Finance United Kingdom.
Its my pleasure to submit this business offer to you, for your kind consideration. I have a client, one of the Family member to Late Mr. Shukri Mohammed Ghanem from Libya, the former Oil Minister and owner of Zulaytini International Contracting Co. Ltd and I was his company's finance adviser. More information about my client please view the links below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13428777
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/world/africa/18libya.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shukri_Ghanem

My client is looking towards an investment in a lucrative business with minimum tax in any nation, so he ask me to look for a foreign partner, who will be trustworthy and reliable to handle the investment in any lucrative venture. This is the reason why I contacted you and if its of interests to you, we will have face to face meeting with regards to this project and also to reach an investment agreement before the funds will be released to you for the investment. As you may know, my client has decided to use this medium to achieve this project for security reasons.

Please if you are interested and capable to handle the investment, write back to me with your full contact details for further clarification or if you not willing or capable, please ignore this letter.

Best regards,

B. Radimir

boris@dbsg-uk.net
borisr@dbsg-uk.net

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