419 scam: Global Consult and Financial Management Ltd Head Office <gcfmltd.headoffice@gmail.com> GLOBAL CONSULT & FINANCE MANAGEMENT LTD

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Global Consult and Financial Management Ltd Head Office <gcfmltd.headoffice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: gcfmltd_headquarters@outlook.com
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 15:31:30 +0100
Subject: GLOBAL CONSULT & FINANCE MANAGEMENT LTD

GLOBAL CONSULT & FINANCE MANAGEMENT LTD
HEAD OFFICE: 43/45 OSBORNE AVENUE
VICTORIA GARDEN CITY
(VGC) LAGOS-NIGERIA.

Dear Friend,

I am sorry for contacting you through this medium, I got your contact from
a very reliable source that you are a reliable, trusted and God fearing
person.

My firm is a medium scale company with area of interest in finance
consulting and Business management, hence we have then been contracted by a
retired Group Managing Director (GMD) Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC), to source for a reliable and strong foreign investor
who will assist him in crude investment and also help to secure a huge sums
of money into personal/offshore account.

The money in question was a personally secured while he was serving as the
Group Managing Director of NNPC, and it is presently lodged in the vault of
a Bank, as unclaimed bills. Our client is interested to invest the sum of
$40.5Million USD into crude exportation and Hotel Management in your
Country and you are expected to play a prominent role in securing of crude
oil buyers and a five star hotel in a good location in your capital city
for investing his proceeds as a retired GMD NNPC.

Please in your response, and if you are interested to participate in this
project please do include a comprehensive report about crude oil buyers and
visibility information about Hotel management in your capital city or any
other Mega within your Country and other useful information, your Country's
investment policy as it affects business generally.

Be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free and will be handled
legally, on hearing from you we shall give you full details about the
project including a handsome reward for your participation. Note, you're
advised to handle this transaction with utmost confidentiality considering
the personality of our client.

Feel free and ask questions for more details.

Please note, all corresponded should be directed to the company's email
only.

Regards,

Yours faithfully,

Engr. Williams Egobia Jnr.
CEO, GLOBAL CONSULT/
FINANCE MANAGEMENT LTD

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