419 scam: "Arab Investment Company" <teacher@seishingakuenchuto.ed.jp> The Arab Investment Company (TAIC)

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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:
- ",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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- en@consultant.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Arab Investment Company" <teacher@seishingakuenchuto.ed.jp>
Reply-To: barrister.james.boiden@consultant.com
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 02:52:50 -0700
Subject: The Arab Investment Company (TAIC)

Good Day, =

Are you a business man or woman in any financial difficulty?Do You nee=
d money to start your own business? You have a low credit score and it's ha=
rd to get a loan from local banks and other financial institutions? The Ara=
b Investment Company (TAIC) is a Pan-Arab joint-stock company established i=
n July 1974 and owned by governments of 17 Arab states with an authorized c=
apital of US$ 1,200 Million and a paid-up capital of US$ 800 Million.We emp=
ower entrepreneurs to realize and actualize their dreams into a reality. =

Apply for any of these Financial loans, in any part of the world: =

a] Personal Loan. =2709 =2776 b] Business loan. =2709 =2776 c] Debt c=
onsolidation. =2709 =2776 d] Hard Money Loan. =2709 =2776 e] Home Mortg=
age. =2709 =2776 f] Business credit expansion. =2709 =2776 g] Student Lo=
an. =2709 =2776 h] Project loan and MORE =2709 =2776 =

We specialize mainly on business capitalization and financing rates are fl=
exible interest business loan, interest rates raging from 1.5% to 3% on loa=
ns. The amount ranges from $ 10,000.00 to $ 20,000,000.00, from 1 to 15 yea=
rs period of time. =

Regards, =

The Arab Investment Company (TAIC) =2709 =2776 Email: barrister.james.boid=
en@consultant.com Website: http://www.taic.com =

NOTE: All e-mail's should be sent to: barrister.james.boiden@consultant.co=
m =

=2709 =2776=20

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