419 scam: "EUROPEAN FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED" <info@business-rbs.co.uk> BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LOANS & INVESTMENT PACKAGES

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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.
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.
- efic10010@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "EUROPEAN FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED" <info@business-rbs.co.uk>
Reply-To: efic10010@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:59:22 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LOANS & INVESTMENT PACKAGES

30/06/2013

EUROPEAN FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED
4TH FLOOR CENTRE HEIGHTS 137
FINCHLEY ROAD | LONDON | NW3 6JG

Sir/Madam,
We are a Fiduciary Company working in collaboration with Prime Banks, Hedge Funds & Wealthy Overseas Investors interested in investing certain amount for immediate Investment in your country. Their areas of interest for any viable project, investment or business development includes Real Estate Projects, Hotel/ Resort Projects, Merger/Acquisition Projects, Business Start-up and Expansion Projects, Oil/Gas Projects, Mining Projects, Government/Municipal Projects, Motion Picture/Entertainment Projects, and many other types of projects, to name a few.

DO YOU HAVE A PROJECT THAT REQUIRES FUNDING?
DO YOU HAVE A BUSINESS THAT REQUIRES DEVELOPMENT LOANS OR INVESTMENT?

Please feel free to contact me with your Serious Inquiries Only on email efic10010@gmail.com for further details and information at your earliest convenience. Our terms and conditions are reasonable and we would like to hear from you if you are interested for more information about our procedures. Intermediaries/Consultants/Brokers are welcome to bring their clients and are 100% protected. In complete confidence, we will work together for the benefits of all parties involved.

ALL INQUIRIES & ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO: efic10010@gmail.com

EUROPEAN FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED
4TH FLOOR CENTRE HEIGHTS 137
FINCHLEY ROAD | LONDON | NW3 6JG
Company No. 02744095
efic10010@gmail.com

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