419 scam: "Richard Grant"<fax@raztel.com> RE: CAN YOU BE TRUSTED ?

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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)
- "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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Richard Grant" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richardgrand11@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 07:29:30 -0700
Subject: RE: CAN YOU BE TRUSTED ?

Dear Friend.

Can we do business together?

My name is Richard Grant, I’m a US Army Officer currently on deployment in Iraq.

I need your assistant only if you can be trusted in investing $150,000,000.00USD

(One Hundred and Fifty Million Dollars). Please if you don't believe in this

kindly delete this message, if you are interested and has any question towards

this, kindly email me back so that we can be able to discuss every step towards

achieving success on this and also discuss our sharing ratio at the end of this

business.

I want you to Understand that this funds was Deposited for safe keeping with a

Security Vaults as personal effect, meanwhile let me Know if you are capable to

handle this Transaction on my behalf. I also think it might be Better if you can

travel to Meet with the Diplomatic courier agency to clear the package in

Person, otherwise it will be shipped to your address.

I try to do this with you just because i have no other rustted person left, i

lost my both perents when i was 10 years old, and i can not do this with my so

called stepmother, she is a heavy Drug Addict, i need you to work and help me

because i have already promise My God that i must do something for him, what

kind of None Governmetal Organization do you think we should put some part of

this funds?

Regards.

Richard Grant.

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