419 scam: "ANDERSON SIMMON"<l.b69k@hotmail.com> BUSINESS 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)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- anderson_simmon@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ANDERSON SIMMON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anderson_simmon@katamail.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 02:03:01 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

>From the Desk of: Mr.Anderson Simmon (Payment Management Director).
AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE, DEPT. OF FINANCE, REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA.

Dear friend,

I write to you/your company, asking for your indulgence in re-profiling funds for investment and safe keeping strictly under your supervision. In other words, we would like you to be our partner and receive these funds on our behalf. This Funds was derived from over-invoiced projects awarded to foreign contractors by my colleagues in the Department of Mineral and Energy, and presently the actual contract cost have been paid to the original project executors, leaving the balance of (US$11,200.000.00) which we have in principle obtained approval to remit overseas.

These excess funds were derived after the successful hosting of the FIFA World Cup Finals. As a director in this department, I guarantee a legal transfer procedure, duly approved by the Ministry of Finance as contractual payment due to you or your company.

We have agreed to negotiate a reasonable compensation for your partnership on your response to this message. Please, contact me; if this proposal is acceptable to you, on the telephone, email or fax numbers below, for further discussions.

I wait in anticipation of your cooperation.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Anderson Simmon
EMAIL:anderson_simmon@katamail.com

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