419 scam: "Select.Investor" <select.investor@gmail.com> I need your help and advice too!!

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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)
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "trunk box" (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)
- "trunk boxes" (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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state dollar" (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.
- silveromarjr@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Select.Investor" <select.investor@gmail.com>
Reply-To: silveromar09@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 09:50:31 -0200
Subject: I need your help and advice too!!

Dear Friend,

It is my pleasure to share this opportunity with you. I hope you will
not expose or betray this trust that I am about to impose on you for
the mutual benefit of both of us?

I am Dr. Silver Omar, 48 years of age and formal personal assistant to
Late Mr.Omar Odinba Bongo, the President of Republic of Gabon who died
on 08/06/2009.Before the death of my boss we have some good cash on my
name with a Security Company and no member of his family knows about
this deposit. This money was deposited outside my country on my name
by my late boss as a family treasure in a metal trunk boxes to avoid
seizure and much demur rage from the security company.

I have the sum of US$45.5M (Fourth Five Million Five hundred thousand
United State Dollars), in Security Company and my priority is where to
invest this fund outside Africa.

I urgently need your assistance in providing a reliable and genuine
trade or company where i can invest the fund and immediately meet you
in your country for settlement. I currently interested in financing
projects in these fields; real estate development, construction,
mining, various trading or Oil and gas.

If you think you have solid background and idea of making good profit
in any of the mentioned business sector in your country, kindly write
for possible business co-operation, Please i will kindly welcome your
advice too. I need your support and seriousness. I am presently on
exile now.

Look forward for a good working relationship with you, so if you can
be of ,any assistance or have an interest, I shall wait for days and
if I do not hear from you, I shall look for another person. Your
urgent response is expected here:(silveromarjr@hotmail.com).

please treat this information as top secret. No one knows my where
about and I want to maintain that secrecy in order to be safe. If
Interested, Please Send Me Your Full Names, Address and your
Reachable Tell Numbers.

Thank you and God bless you.

Sincerely,
Dr. Silver Omar.

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