419 scam: "Dimitri Trofim"<dimitritrofim@abr.ru> Rosinvest

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dimitri Trofim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ekeaamadi@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 15:51:30 -0400
Subject: Rosinvest

Dear Friend,

Firstly, this is not to cause you any embarrassment, I have tried to contact you several times but I was not successful and based upon cautious forethought you are eligible to get an openhanded gain on my proposal.Although, the internet is a very hard place to trust and to believe what and what not to. I don't find it strange because of the means by which I have contacted you, please accept my apologies for this, it was due to prompt access in the internet and confidentiality reposed on this medium

I am Dimitri Trofim and I represent Mr. Nikolay Shamalov who is the second largest shareholder Rosinvest and Rossiya Bank and also a memeber of the Ozero Dacha in Russia.
I have a very sensitive and confidential brief from this top (oligarch) who was presently sanctioned this July and all assest frozen to ask for your partnership in re-profiling funds which i would give in details, but in summary your able co-operation is to assist in moving the funds and create ideas on how money will be invested and properly managed.

If you are interested, please write back and provide me with your confidential telephone number, fax number and email address and I will provide further details and instructions. Please keep this confidential; we can't afford more political problems. Please write back promptly.I will also suggest you visit these news on the internet to be better about this project.

http://rt.com/news/176832-eu-sanctions-russia-list/
http://online.wsj.com/articles/eu-places-sanctions-on-russian-oligarchs-1406749975
http://www.businessinsider.com/putins-friends-just-got-hit-by-eu-sanctions-2014-7

Regards
Write me back. I look forward to it.
Regards

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