419 scam: "Becky Olson" <bolson@restainohomes.com> Good Day

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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.
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:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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 next of kin scam.
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.
- oakhillpuccinvestmentfilm@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Becky Olson" <bolson@restainohomes.com>
Reply-To: oakhillpuccinvestmentfilm@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:13:27 -0500
Subject: Good Day

Good Day,

I am Mr Steven G. Puccinell an INVESTMENT consultant working with oakhill
INVESTMENT Holding, am seeking for reliable foreign INVESTMENT partner with
who have any ideas in business sector as following: stock speculation and
mining, transportation, healthcare sector, Communication Services,
Agricultural production, or thus any other sector that can be generating 15%
annual returns yearly in your country,if you are capable to assure us that
you will never let us down for 10years business partnership we will sign an
agreement for joint venture.

Thus I hereby solicit for an honourable partnership with you. I want to
transfer the unclaimed proceeds of great late deceased Mr. Andreas
Schranner, this money was secretly placed/deposited for an INVESTMENT since
1992 before the late holder died with his next of kin on Monday, 31 July,
2000, 13:22 GMT 14:22 UK in a plane crash in Hotelissimo; You can view the
CNN or BBC NEWS website below for his true details.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm

I have solidly perfected every arrangement with the Bank to transfer the
proceeds from the unclaimed Funds of my client for INVESTMENT to be paid to
your account without any hazard/eyebrows and then both of us can share equal
percentage; meaning-50/50.

I must solicit your Confidentiality and assure you that I am contacting you
in good faith that you can work with me to receive this INVESTMENT
funds,upon your response with your Full names: / Private phone numbers:/
Office/ residential address: Occupation: / Age and Sex: I will send our
business strategies arrangement:

Total amount for investment; $132,000,000,00 (One Hundred and Thirty Two
Million Dollars Only)

If you are ready for investment project kindly get back to me as quickly as
possible to enable me make all the necessary arrangement towards how to
present you to the bank as "truly next of kin" to the late person. It does
not matter if you are from Germany or not also your corporation is highly
needed.

I look forward to hearing from you at (oakhillpuccinvestmentfilm@yahoo.com)
soon.
Thanks for Your Cooperation.

Warmest regards,
Mr Steven G. Puccinell.

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