419 scam: "May T. Lee"<c5@extenpack.com.tw> BG / SBLC / MT103

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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: "May T. Lee" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <geoffreybudlender3@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 20:42:01 +0200
Subject: BG / SBLC / MT103

Dear Sir,

I am Mr. Geoffrey Budlender a financial broker and consultant. I specialize in securing loans and bank instruments such as Letter of Credit(LC), Standby letter of Credit(SBLC), Bank Guarantee(BG) and loans in by MT103 for financing projects for individual, corporate body's and nationals.My establishment has the relevant background and expertise to secure loans and bank instruments ranging from E250 million (Euros) to E1 Billion (Euros) depending on the project and financing needs of the applying individual, corporate body or national.

These loans are secured within effective time frame and without encumbrances depending on the credit rating of the applicant. We charge a commission of 2% of the applied loan or instrument.Partner with us today and you will always rely on us again tomorrow for your project financing needs

Yours truly,
Mr.Geoffrey Budlender

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