419 scam: "Pierre Vinzenz" <mennss01@yopmail.com> Stanbic Investment International...

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Pierre Vinzenz" <mennss01@yopmail.com>
Reply-To: mennss01@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 23:28:09 +0800
Subject: Stanbic Investment International...

I am Pierre Vinzenz, Fund Manager, Stanbic Bank (a member of the Standard =
Bank Group) Investment International, Ghana. Africa's Largest Fund Manageme=
nt Company with over 1.2 Trillion USD Capital Investment Fund. Nevertheless=
, as The Stanbic Fund Manager, I handle all our Investors' Direct Capital F=
unds and secretly extracted 1.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRC=
P) per annum on each of the Investors' Marginal Capital Fund. As an expert,=
I have made over USD$3,745,000, 00M) from the Investors' EMRCP and hereby =
looking for someone to trust who will stand as an Investor to receive the f=
und as Annual Investment Proceeds from Stanbic Marginal Capital Fund. All c=
onfirm-able documents to back up the claims will be made available to you p=
rior to your acceptance. Meanwhile, I have worked out the modalities and te=
chnicalities whereby the funds can be claimed in any of our 6 Clearing Hous=
es without any hitches. Our sharing ratio will be 15/85. If interested, ple=
ase include your direct contact details in your reply so we could discuss m=
ore in regard to this transaction. Sincerely, Pierre Vinzenz www.stanbic.co=
m.gh Stanbic Brokerage Services LLC Best ISAs, SIPPs and Funds - Stanbic Wo=
rldwide Investment www.stanbic.com.gh

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