419 scam: yuanshu@financier.com MY DEAR GOOD FRIEND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million 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)
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.
- yuanshu@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: yuanshu@financier.com
Reply-To: yuanshu77@outlook.com
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 21:38:37 +0200
Subject: MY DEAR GOOD FRIEND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

Mr. Yuan Shu (Director) 6-8 Bonhill Street London I am initiating contact w=
ith you regarding an urgent contract completed under (CAR) Diplomatic Envoy=
attached to European Union, Central African Development, regarding devasta=
tion aftermath of War Reconstruction Mission. Am a private business develop=
ment consultant based in London and I handle all Middle East business matte=
rs with government and non Governmental Agencies and contracts. Check Link:=
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-3652_en.htm Brussels Conferen=
ce for the Central African Republic - 17 November 2016.My office is also a =
specialized in procurement contract consultancy based in the Central Afriqu=
e region and other West African regions with Substantial expertise in sourc=
ing, contracts negotiation and cost reduction programme.My colleagues has m=
andated me to seek for serious and reliable partner who can safe guard our =
over invoiced fund from contract done in Central Afrique $720Million ,which=
the actual contract sum was $700Million dollars, in other words we are loo=
king forward to invest $20Million to a good reliable personality in another=
country. Which we have successfully transferred the sum to a European bank=
. Please if you or your company is capable to assist in handle this part fu=
nd please get in contact with me by email (yuanshu@financier.com, yuanshu77=
@outlook.com) , kindly contact me as soon as possible. Looking forward to y=
our early response. Regards Mr. Yuan Shu (Director) 6-8 Bonhill Street Lond=
on=20

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