419 scam: "Herbert Smith"<herbertsmith@kimo.com> FYI, INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

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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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Herbert Smith" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <herbertsmith.careyolsenlawfirm@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 00:57:51 -0800
Subject: FYI, INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

Hello

My name is Herbert Smith a Civil Lawyer, I have a client that wish to invest her
financial estate in your Country. This requires a private arrangement though
details of the transaction will be furnish to you once you indicate positive
interest in this proposal. We have all the legal documents to back up this
transaction, besides we have worked out the best possible means to ensure smooth
and risk free transfer.

We are willing to offer you 15% of the total fund and additional 10% from return
on investment (ROI), the fund in question is quite large. All correspondences
will be via email for now.

I await your prompt reply, if you are willing to partner us on this project, do
send your response to my private email address

Please note that this is not scam, but legitimate business offer.

Thanks,

Yours Faithfully,

Herbert Smith Esq

Anti-fraud resources:

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