419 scam: "Andrew Bell" <dbelgado@afciphil.com.ph> Reply

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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:
- "million pounds" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Andrew Bell" <dbelgado@afciphil.com.ph>
Reply-To: andrew.bell1133@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 19:26:05 -0000
Subject: Reply

Hello,
I am Andrew Bell, Fund Manager of The Witan Investment Trust Plc.
One of the UK`s largest oldest independent self managed funds
management company with over Forty-Five Billion Pounds Capital
Investment Funds. Nevertheless, as Witan Investment Funds Manager, I
handle all our Investor's Direct Capital Funds and secretly extract
1.3% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annul on each of
the Investor's Magellan Capital Funds. As an expert,I have made over
One Hundred and Sixty million pounds from the Investor's EMRCP and
hereby looking for someone to trust who will stand as an Investor to
receive the funds as Annual Investment Proceeds from Witan Magellan
Capital Funds.All comfirmable documents to back up the claims will be
made available to you prior to your acceptance. Meanwhile, I have
worked out the strategies and technicalities whereby the funds can be
claimed in any of our Clearing Houses without any hitches. Our sharing
ratio should be 70-30%. In case you are interested, Please email me
your direct telephone number or for discussion of this transaction in
further detail.
Sincerely
Andrew Bell,
No.5272533 of 14 Queen Anne’s Gate, London , SW1H 9AA ,
http://www.witan.co.uk/
http://www.witan.co.uk/blog/acropolis-now
http://www.witan.co.uk/content/andrew-bell-witan-investment-trust-tells-robert-miller-recovery-us-economy-has-dawned
http://www.whatinvestment.co.uk/funds/1149023/out-of-recession-but-into-what.thtml

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