419 scam: "Collin Ellard"<colinellard@hotmail.com> Re: Financial Support for invesment

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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:
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Collin Ellard" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <collinellard@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2023 14:05:31 -0800
Subject: Re: Financial Support for invesment

Greetings!

I just want to check back on you, have you checked my previous

e-mail to you? Do let me know if you would be able to manage huge

amount of investment in your care.

I am looking to work with you towards engaging in profit oriented

Investment Venture there in your country with good Return on

Investment (ROI).

I have the directive of SHK Hamad Al Thani from Qatar to source

for a reliable and trusted partner abroad who can accommodate

an Investment Fund to the tune of Four Hundred Million US Dollars

Only (US$400,000,000).

We shall execute the business under a Legal arrangement by

appointing you as the lawful beneficiary that would be receiving

this above stated out fund in your Bank account for investment,

hence this my communication with you.

Kindly get back to me as quickly as possible to enable us give

you further details on the Investment. Furthermore, we can invest

in your field of expertise wih good Returns on Investment (ROI) as

you may advice.

I'm expecting your quick response, thank you.

Regards,

Collin Ellard

collin@collin-ellard.com

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