419 scam: "Robert Colonna"<davidson@veerayaoil.com> INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "kuhn_gerg11@cantv.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- axelbaron1950@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Robert Colonna" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kuhn_gerg11@cantv.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 13:24:29 +0200
Subject: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

Attention Sir/Madam,

URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS.

In order to transfer out US$ 48,800,000 dollars (Forty Eight Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars) from ABSA Bank, I have the courage to contact you if you are interested and wanting to help transfer this fund out from South Africa to your country for investment. If you are interested and willing to help transfer this fund outside South Africa to your destination for investment. Please consider this as deal between both of us, and we are going to sign an agreement before we take off.

For the purpose of introduction, I am Mr. Robert Colonna, an Auditor in the ABSA Bank of South Africa, there was an account opened in this bank since 1990 and since then nobody has operated this account from 2002 to date, the original owner is dead, his information according to a file in my office, he died since 1991 and his name is Mr. Joseph Andreas, a foreigner.

Following this development, I want to transfer this fund in any overseas account, this is a deal if you are interested, your personal account details, also your contact fax number and private phone number are needed for easy communication, be rest assured that this transaction will only last for three weeks, I have agreed to offer you 30% of the total money, 70% will be for my investment{s} in any other country you may deem safe.

I would be appreciative of your urgent and confidential treatment of this matter.

Kindly contacts me on my number +27 63 300 5734 or email: kuhn_gerg11@cantv.net or axelbaron1950@gmail.com for more details.

Best regards,

Mr. Robert Colonna.

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