419 Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam (2006-01)

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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.
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.
- jacob.vf.management@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOANS. BG'S. LC'S. SBLC. PROOF OF FUND. FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS"<do-not-reply@vfinance.com>
Reply-To: jacob.vf.management@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:45:40 +0100
Subject: Loans/Financial Instruments!!!

PROJECT AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FINANCING
REGULATED INVESTMENT - 10Million - 500Million EUROs

We are a Financial Management Company working with Private Overseas Gold Mining Magnates working on expanding their portfolio globally in Financing and Developing Projects and Businesses. We want to Invest and Finance Projects and Businesses in sectors and geographies that hold exciting potential and tangible returns with access to a combined International pool of nearly Half a Billion in available Liquidity in the nature of hedge fund investment vehicles and business structures that pools capital from a number of investors and invests in Projects, Businesses, Governments and Individuals with credible projects and businesses requiring investment funding.
We have access to a REGULATED European Investment Fund. The Fund will be delivered via a European Private bank, appointed as the Custodial Bank. "Bank -to-Bank procedures only" except otherwise stated.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FUNDS FOR YOUR BUSINESS & PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT?
We are reliable to provide funding for your projects and business developments.
We can also connect and marry you to investors with very huge financial capacity to fund your high capital intensive projects and businesses

WE ALSO OFFER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FOR LEASE
"BG, SBLC, LC, MT103, MT799, PROOF OF FUNDS"

PROGRAM BANK INSTRUMENTS BY SWIFT MT760- :100M TO 5B
DESCRIPTION: Program by Swift MT-760.
This Program only required the send the Swift MT-760, the instrument not transfer, only Blocked/Reserved Hold, is then used as collateral for the duration of the Trading Activity.

ASSET TYPE: Top Bank Instruments
CURRENCY: $USD, EURO AND POUND STERLING
DURATION: Block by Swift MT760 for One (1) Year and One (1) Day.

MONETIZATION BANK INSTRUMENTS-:$50M TO $5B
DESCRIPTION: Monetization the Bank Instruments by Swift MT-760 ASSET
TYPE: Top Bank Instruments
CURRENCY: $ USD, EURO AND POUND STERLING
DURATION: One (1) Year and One (1) Day

For more information, you are required to contact us via email: jacob.vf.management@gmail.com

Senior Partner - V Finance
UK Regional Office
Surrey, United Kingdom
jacob.vf.management@gmail.com

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