419 scam: sinclair.gilmore@qq.com {My} {Personal} {Investment Plan}

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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:
- "because it still remains the fastest medium of communication" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "i feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business" (a common phrase found 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: sinclair.gilmore@qq.com
Reply-To: sinclair-gilmore@hotmail.com
Date: 30 Oct 2016 11:22:10 -0700
Subject: {My} {Personal} {Investment Plan}

Dear Sir

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this important business.
Though this medium Internet has been greatly abused, I choose to
reach you through it because it still remains the fastest medium
of communication. However, this correspondence is private, and it
should be treated in strict confidence. At first I will like to
assure you that this transaction is 100% risk and no trouble,
free to both parties, In order to transfer out ##$28,000,000.00##
into any of your bank account, the fund to transfer is of clean
origin

The owner of the fund is,Mr Peter who lost his life during the
Libya war, is a program leader who was believed to acquire the
fund through his secret Crude Oil deal with the Former Iraq
government and also dealing with Gold's Company and Construction
Company in Libya. The Bank shall transfer above fund into your
designation bank account as the foreign beneficiary of the fund.

Sincerely,

Sinclair Gilmore

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