419 scam: "António Vicente Marques"<antoniovic@gmail.com> greetings

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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:
- "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "António Vicente Marques" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jps.acnt01@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 12:41:06 -0700
Subject: greetings

Hello Dear.

My name is António Vicente Marques. I am a practicing lawyer in Luanda Angola. I represent a former politician and an ex two term minister in Angola. My client requested me to source for a professional and successful investment manager to enter into partnership with him and handle his investment portfolio.

The man in question has mapped out investment capital of USD650 million for this project. He needs someone that is very capable and has the capacity to accommodate and manage such huge capital successfully. One of his cardinal requirement is the security of the investment capital and the ability of the investment manager to be making 10% annual returns on investment.

The investment capital is safe and secured in an international bank in Ghana and if you have the capacity to handle a project of such magnitude please indicate your interest with a telephone number where you can be reached for further briefings.

Thanks

António Vicente Marques

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