419 scam: Stanley Howard <"stan."@fork.ocn.ne.jp> Investment Request.

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- ",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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Stanley Howard <"stan."@fork.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: Stanley Howard <stanley_howard@consultant.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2017 16:14:50 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Investment Request.

Hello,

My name is Stanley Howard; my company is a United States registered investment company with an operational base in
Dubai (UAE). I got your contact from LinkedIn during my search for investment opportunities in your area/country.

One of my clients, Mr. Mohamed Mansour is an Egyptian businessman/politician who also handled a lot of Government Offices
in Egypt. Open and check this link and you will read about his profile
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Mansour_(businessman)

We have the authority and approval of Mr. Mohamed Mansour, to invest over $US100,000,000.00. One Hundred Million United
States Dollars of his fund; this is due to his present political travails in Egypt which has made him indisposed at the moment
towards carrying out such business activities.

Our interest is in the following sectors: Real estate, Energy, oil/Gas, Corporate/stock investment and mining, transportation,
health sector and Communication Services, Agriculture Forestry & Fishing, or any other sector as may be advised by you.

Upon receipt of your response, we will send you more details including our company profile and details of working
business/investment agreement.

Thank you as we await your response.

Regards,
Stanley Howard.

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