419 scam: loja036@grupocarvalho.com.br URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "www.cenbank.org" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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.
- alhadjibarau84@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: loja036@grupocarvalho.com.br
Reply-To: alhadjibarau84@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2016 07:13:48 -0700
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

I am Alhadji Barau of the Central Bank of Nigeria, i am seeking your partnership to transfer the sum of $21.5m usd into your account.

Please click this website and find out about me, as i want you to tell me more about yourself

http://www.cenbank.org/AboutCBN/TheBoard.asp?Name=Alhaji+Suleiman+Barau+%28OON%29&Biodata=Barau

I am seeking your partnership to transfer the sum of $21.5m usd into your account. the funds in question is as a result of over float of funds in our treasury, the funds originated from
an over inflated contract by the past regime in my country and the main foreign contractor has been paid since 2001 and the excess is only known to me as the deputy Governor of Operations in the bank.

And since am a government official, we are not are not allowed to operate foreign accounts, hence i needed your help to get this funds, as a foreigner i would file you up as the bonafide owner to this funds totaling 21.5m usd and once i have imputed your information as the owner of these funds . You can as well ask the bank to transfer this funds in bits as you desire.

Your role will be:

1. Act as the original owner of the US$21.5Million
2. Receive the $21.5Million in your custody
3. Invest/Manage the funds as joint investment until i am retired or resign from government Service.

I am presently in the United Kingdom on an official assignment that will take a while all i need is your trust not to let me down,and once i get your details i will input it and ask you to write to the Remittance director for payment ,i will provide you with more details once i hear from you

Thanks in anticipation
Alhadji Barau

please reply through my private email address--- alhadjibarau84@gmail.com

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