419 scam: "OUR REF: BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROPOSAL"<SCBMAIL@bsdmail.com> OUR REF: 29th March 2018

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "OUR REF: BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROPOSAL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <md_ukofficemail@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2018 17:47:55 +0200
Subject: OUR REF: 29th March 2018

Good day,

I am contacting you regarding an Investment Funds of (US$95,700,000:00). I
presently have a client who is interested in investing in your country, but have never done business in
your country before now. I find it imperative to solicit for your partnership.

Hence upon receipt of this letter, I implore you to kindly respond and let me
know how possible it is to work with you in a mutual investment partnership under the conditions that:

My client's funds is held in a secret vault (Escrow Bank Account) cash.

My client is willing to invest immediately. My client will pay you a commission of 30% of the
investment fund for your initial logistics and protocols.
.

My client desires your absolute confidentiality in handling and management of this brief. Please get
back to me for more informations.

I look forward to your response and our partnership.

Have a nice day.

Regards,

Dr. Abu Yusuf Twaha
Investment Business Coordinator

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