419 scam: "Mr. Xu Tony" <atmpin1@gmail.com> Respond to Me

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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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Xu Tony" <atmpin1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atmpinn@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 19:34:48 +0300
Subject: Respond to Me

Actually, I don’t know you before neither I have we had any dealings
together in
the past, but I am contacting you based on trust because I believe people
becomes friends only but one day, which can lead to everlasting family
relationship. I am Mr. Xu Tony, Portfolio Manager with Maybank
Investment Bank.
I have a business Deal I would like to discuss with you, which I believe will
benefit both of us.

I handle Maybank Investment on stocks for some years. I have handled the
company's Initial public offer sales (IPO). As the Portfolio Manager I
have more
than 250 Corporate Investors attached to my PORTFOLIO whose Capital Investment
Funds are been managed and administered by me alone. £25billion is
been used for
trading in Stock Market, Crude Oil and Lending with Profit Returns.
Every Years,
each Corporate Investor is expected to receive 20% interest from his or her
total Investment Capital Funds which is paid to the Investor annually as their
excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) However, I made average of 22.2%
from the Investor's Investment Capital Funds annually which have exceeded our
targeted 20% of Investment and have been able to realize a total of
£22.4Million
Pounds. On this note, the extra 2.2% from the 22.2% is been retained
by me as my
personal profits for managing the Capital investment.

I will like to seek your assistance because, I cannot convert the £22.4Million
Pounds being the amount I have realized from 2.2% Profit into my personal
account without presenting someone to stand as an Investor otherwise our
Establishment will convert the funds into the Company's Treasury. Here is my
proposal, I need your cooperation to receive this money as one of our
Investor,
whereby both of us can share the money at the ration of 50-50 upon successful
claim/transfer of this money to your account. This Deal is 100% risk free on
both sides that you can be rest assured.

If you are interested and can be trusted get back to me and I will
advice you on
the way forward towards success of this Deal.

Mr. Xu Tony
Portfolio Manager
Maybank Investment Bank.

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