419 scam: "Mr.George Culmer" <investconsult@clarofree.com> INVESTMENT OFFER!!!

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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:
- "million united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- georgeculmer2014@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.George Culmer" <investconsult@clarofree.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: georgeculmer2014@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:00:04 -0500
Subject: INVESTMENT OFFER!!!

Dear Sir,

Please tolerate any inconvenience this correspondence might give you at
the course of trying to know who i am, quiet unfortunate we have not
really gotten familiar to each other before but due to the need of the
proposition i intent to present to you i was compelled to go through
your profile via Internet search and i was very interest to do this
business investment plan with you. Please i would like to explain the
details of the investment plan. I am Mr. George Culmer , I am the Chief
Account Office to the Late Mr. Ed Swingle.This money was deposited by
my Deceased Customer who died in a plane Crash many years ago, and no
body has operated or knew about this fund.I have all the files
concerning this fund with me because I was the Account Manager of the
Deceased the owner of the fund. The owner of the money is "Mr. Ed
Swingle" who died on 4th Jan 2002 with president of agricultural
equipment giant AGCO Corp in a plane crash in Birmingham Airport.

You can view this CNN or BBC website for his true details.
http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/01/04/england.plane/
The need to move out this money arose when the Prime Minister said that
some of the money held in dormant accounts would be used to fund youth
and community projects. For your easy confirm Please View the
website below.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4017381.stm

I have a business proposal which involves $36m USD, (Thirty Six Million
United State dollars only) which is presently available in my bank and
in my possession. It is very clearly that i decided that the huge
amount will be invested in your country on your behalf that last
sentence? Completely unintelligible.)

However, You will be required to:

(A) Assist in the transfer of the said funds
(B) Advise on lucrative areas of investment

After the successful transfer, we shall share in the ratio of 50% for
you and 50% for me. If you will be interested please contact me
through my private email address> (georgeculmer2014@gmail.com) so that I
can give you more information on how we would handle this project, so as
to commence the arrangements.

I look forward for your kind and positive response immediately.

Yours sincerely,
Mr. George Culmer

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