419 scam: "Chelsea Leenay"<agentexport4@gmail.com> Hello

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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:
- "a security company " (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. )
- "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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- betaindonesiaproject@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Chelsea Leenay" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kyowookiitanet@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 23:50:32 -0500
Subject: Hello

Hello,

How are you?

May The Peace And Blessing Of Allah Be Upon You.

With All due respect my name is Chelsea a business consultant to Prince Miteb bin Abdullah of Saudi Arabia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutaib_bin_Abdullah). I am writing to seek for your consent to assist us invest the sum of $150 Million United States dollars gotten from an over invoicing made during one of the oil and gas project in Saudi Arabia.

Due to the current crackdown by the Saudi Arabia government on it elites and minister over allegation of bribery and corruption as seen in the below website. ( https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-arrests-crownprince-insight/a-house-divided-how-saudi-crown-prince-purged-royal-family-rivals-idUSKBN1DA23M). I was contacted by the Prince as regards the above stated fund which has been lying dormant in a security company in Jakarta Indonesia.

I am searching for business opportunity and a reliable person to assist us invest this fund in his or her name before I came across your contact and I decided to open up communication with you as the Prince cannot invest the fund is own name to avoid raising of eye brow.

I am interested in exploring ways to establish business in your location.

The fund is presently deposited in a security company from it could be released to you. This transaction is 100% risk free as such there is nothing to worry about as the fund is already secured and safe in a and nobody is aware of its existence.

Kindly send me your full name and occupation to the below email address email betaindonesiaproject@gmail.com to enable us proceed further.

Regards

Chelsea Leenay

Business Consultant

South Carolina

USA

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