419 scam: Mr Francis Mark <jahan@irost.ir> 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.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Francis Mark <jahan@irost.ir>
Reply-To: Mr Francis Mark <markfran123@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 10:03:50 +0330 (IRST)
Subject: Investment Proposal

Dear,

Greetings,

Following this current fall of crude oil prices in the world market, I have been preparing to re-profile my investments into some more secured and profitable sectors/industries in your country, so I decided to contact you for assistance.If we can possibly work together on this, we will be looking at over (Â£45,745.00m) as investment capital for new or existing projects you can introduce for this purpose.

Most importantly, the procedures will not involve any risk or legal implications, as the funds are from contract sources. All we need to do is to apply for the transfer of same, with you as a joint partner and with the profile of business projects we intend to use it for. Just let me know if you can assist with this and send me your direct telephone numbers for more discussions.
Lastly, it is important that in case you are not interested, do inform me quickly so that l will solicit for another business partner on this regard.

Regards,
Mr. Francis Mark

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