419 scam: Investment Broker <infoadmin@sbcnet.com.br> Investment Proposal

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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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Investment Broker <infoadmin@sbcnet.com.br>
Reply-To: info@sormazgroup.com
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2023 09:55:38 -0300
Subject: Investment Proposal

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Attn: Dear Friend,

Trust this email finds you well.

My name is Mr. Ahmad Omar. I am a Financial consultant and an
independent investment broker.

I currently administer a confidential investment portfolio and I solicit
on behalf of my client (MILAN PERKOVAC) who would like to partner with
you to invest huge capital amounts in projects on any of the following
sectors in your country. The investor is interested in Hotels, Real
Estate, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Shipping & Logistics, Construction,
Textiles, Tourism Pharmaceuticals, Oil & Energy Industries.

The investor (MILAN PERKOVAC) is proposing to partner with you so that
you can receive the investment amount in your account. The Investment
capital is $975 Million USD, and you will be compensated with a
commission of 20% of the funds while 10% will be earmarked for
administrative expenses and 70% will be used for the investment in
business operations.

If you are keen and capable of engaging with the investor in
partnership, kindly do contact me as a matter of urgency and I will
prepare the Memorandum Of Understanding which will bear the terms and
conditions.

PLEASE IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THIS CASE AND YOU ARE NOT CAPABLE OF
HANDLING SUCH A HUGE OPPORTUNITY PLEASE DO NOT BOTHER RESPONDING BACK.

I look forward to administering a successful investment partnership with
you.

Kind regards,
Mr. Ahmad Omar
independent investment broker.

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