419 scam: "Anabel Sun"<stefan@jacobcamera.com> From Sun

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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.
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.
- anabelsun@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Anabel Sun" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anabelsun@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2017 01:56:21 -0700
Subject: From Sun

Dear Valued Partner

I am an investment broker representing a Hong Kong based Investment and Funding Consortium that are Industry
experts in Growth ,expansion,startups and equity investment Loans/Debt Funding and can also deliver bank instruments in the form of Bank Guarantee (BG)/Stand by Letter of Credit (SBLC)/Letter Of Credit (LC)/Documentary Letter of Credit (DLC) and Medium Term Note(MTN) to your nominated bank coordinates strictly in adherence with convention and terms of agreement after the vetting team of analysts may have approved your project feasibility, projected cash flow and viability in reaching the stated medium to long term targets.

We specialize in investments in a broad range of areas within the Private sector. Such as funding Mergers and Acquisitions(M&A),product development and management, financial and operational consolidation, due diligence,capital planning and infrastructural development,Real estate, Energy especially Green energy,Oil & Gas,emerging markets and technology
related industries.

Through our network of lenders,venture capitalists and funding institutions with a range of 1million to $600 million or in some cases more can be made available for any viable Project or projects crafted by your management after an independent review of your Business Model.

Thanks to our strategic partnerships as stated above, we offer one of the leading platforms in funding management – and our clients avoid the higher rates and fees of traditional banks. We look forward to further engagement with your company if we can be of any service. Email me anabelsun@yahoo.com
Regards,
Anabel Sun.

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