419 scam: "MR KAREL DE GUCHT" <degucht@yahoo.co.uk> LET US PARTNER TOGETHER IN THIS REWARDING PROJECT.

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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)
- "% of every payment" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
- "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 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.
- karel_degucht@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR KAREL DE GUCHT" <degucht@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: mr.kareldegucht@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 12:33:27 -0300
Subject: LET US PARTNER TOGETHER IN THIS REWARDING PROJECT.

ATTN: LET US PARTNER TOGETHER IN THIS REWARDING PROJECT.

Dear Friend,

Good Day To YOu.

I hope thiS letter will meet you well.

So sorry if I have intruded on your privacy or barged in on you without
permission.

I have a personal offer for you if all terms and conditions are observed,
putting trust and confidentiality into focus and if after going through
this emaiL, and it interests you, please send me a response as l have
taken time to plan how this will work under legal terms without
contravening the financial laws of government of your country, everything
will follow a legal procedures, I assure you of that.

I am Mr.Karel DE Gucht base in U.K as the Coordinator of British/Turkish
Trade commission, owner of a private Trading Company. I am constrained to
write you this E-Letter after various inquiries from banks, regarding
importation without my partners going through raising a Letter of Credit,
which has almost limited my imports as at when needed from other
countries, as a result of high taxation on in-coming payment to my
company, I decided to contact you for the purpose of receiving this
payment on behalf of my company being that this payments attracts much
Government taxes as we are expecting large sums of money intervally You
are thereby acting as Escrow Agent to avoid exorbitant taxes which my
partners would never tolerate. This is currently affecting me because of
the recent decline/reduction in turnover experienced.

Please take note that my partners and their payment sources are genuine,
this idea basically is to ease the process of transfer of funds and
minimize taxes at the same time boast trade relationship. And I will offer
you 10% of every payment made.

If you are interested in this offer and for further details, please
contact me on this email address: (karel_degucht@yahoo.co.uk) with the
following details below:

Full Name:-
Direct Phone: -
Age:-
Occupation:-
Copy Of Your Photo Id.

Your prompt response will be appreciated. Best wishes and regards to your
folks.

Best Regards,
Mr. Karel DE Gucht

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