419 scam: "Amina Farouk"<m@pacificanthics.biz> Bussiness & Investment

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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:
- "million us dollars" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Amina Farouk" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <aminafarouk@mail.ru>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2015 16:31:29 -0400
Subject: Bussiness & Investment

Hello,

I am Amina and I represent the interest of my brother in-law who is a top Government official in Syria. As you may
know,there is crisis in Syria.Due to this,my brother in-law fell out with the ruling Junta and is currently under house arrest,or I fear the worst because he has been incommunicado for the past 3 weeks.He had planned ahead for the unexpected and asked me to find someone/company that can accommodate and possibly invest $20 Million US Dollars privately. Hence my reason for contacting you.
We need you to work with us to receive the funds into your bank account anywhere suitable. We will handle the logistics involved.

NOTE:My brother in-law will compensate you with 10% of the $20M. For obvious reasons,this information should remain highly confidential.
I will be acting as his eyes and ears during the course of this transaction.If can act as required,kindly respond ASAP so we can go through the details.

Regards,
Amina

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