419 scam: "William Cantrell" <lee@rmg.ie> INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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: "William Cantrell" <lee@rmg.ie>
Reply-To: williamscantrell5@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2018 08:32:29 -0700
Subject: INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY

Dear Friend,

My name is William Cantrell. Am a Retired Air force from United states, i have a plan on investing on property business or any profiting business at your location , My budget is $6,000,000.00 USD to start with for this project if that will yield good income in due time . i need a trust worthy & reliable person with a solid back ground to help me invest with this money . i will place the project with this trusted partner for management and will compensate him/her greatly for this help.

Please get back to me for more details if you are interested in this business proposal
You can add me on whatsapp, text or call @ +16317436258

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