419 scam: "Used Rails Metal Scrap"<fnbelizabethpeter@outlook.com> INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY IN METAL SCRAP BUSINESS

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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.

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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!

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An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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- "tax clearance" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
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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.
- robertsilapro@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Used Rails Metal Scrap" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertsilapro@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2016 20:40:39 +0200
Subject: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY IN METAL SCRAP BUSINESS

Dear Sir or Madam,

How are you, my mail might come as a surprise to you, but this is just a business proposal.

I do not know whether this is your area of business or investment but we are looking for partners/investors to proceed in scrap metal business which I am sure if given due consideration will benefit both of us in the long run

We have in our possession 500,000mt of Used rails Scrap in stock since 2012, we have as a company collectively tried to sale these rails since from 2012 even with the assistance with some sister companies but all to no avail because we lacked some relevant documents which was difficult to acquire due to government policies in our Country to scrap metal export.

Finally, the good news is that the documents such as the (i)EXPORT PERMIT / LICENCE (ii) TAX CLEARANCE (iii) PROOF OF PRODUCT (TITLE DEED) are all in place now to export the rails to any buyer across the world that I will forward to you including the video of the scrap metal rails once You Show concern in this proposal.

Your commission will be $20 per metric ton in every deal we close together as our exclusive seller mandate weather the buyer comes from you or from us

If you did not see my email reasonable to respond, then you might as well disregard it.

I will humbly appreciate your positive response

My regards,

Robert Sila (Engnr)

South Africa.

Tel: +27638217605

Email: robertsilapro@gmail.com

Skype: robertsilapro

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