419 scam: rod muaru <muarurod@gmail.com> INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million british pounds" (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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- benedictcadmansmith@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rod muaru <muarurod@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 09:05:36 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Bank of Scotland
Dover House Whitehall, London.SW1A 2AU
www.bankofscotland.co.uk

Hello.

I am an investment consultant working with Bank of Scotland at their
offshore department Dover House Whitehall, London. I will be happy to
work this deal out with you if we can do business. During one of our
periodic auditing I discover a dormant account with holding balance of
(10,000.000.00 10 Million British Pounds) this account has not been
operated for the past years. As at this moment, I am constrained to
issue more details about this business until your response is
received.

If you are not familiar with my Bank profile, please take a moment of
your very busy schedules to read about my Bank
website;www.bankofscotland.co.uk and I look forward to hearing from
you as soon as possible if you are interested, as well on replying
send me

The followings

Your name...
Your Telephone & Fax No:

Thank you for your time and attention.

Please kindly reply me with my private email as stated below

BenedictCadmansmith@gmail.com

Regards,
Mr. Smith Muaru
Chief investment Consultant

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