419 scam: "Maxi Samaniego"<info@sulzelectro.in> Business partnership inquiry

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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: "Maxi Samaniego" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <samaniegomaxi018@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 07:05:58 -0700
Subject: Business partnership inquiry

Hi ,
This is Maxi Samaniego, an independent & freelance business contractor. I am contacting you on behalf of my client whose identity shall not be disclosed, for now, to avoid conflict of interest reasons. My client is considering a business partnership in your country. Details of the transaction are highly confidential, and as such, I am unable to provide specifics until I confirm that this email is private to you. Let me know if this is your private email or advise how to communicate with you securely and privately. Further details with specifics will be provided accordingly in our next communication. Thank you for your time and for awaiting yours promptly.

Sincerely,
Maxi Samaniego

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