419 scam: "Wade Kahn"<Wadekahn60@yahoo.com.hk> Funds For Investment/ Partnership.

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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.
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.
- wadekahn1960@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Wade Kahn" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Wadekahn@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:58:24 +0100
Subject: Funds For Investment/ Partnership.

Funds For Investment/ Partnership.

With every due respect, accept my apologies for contacting you this way. I was a top official in the last administration of President Obasanjo, where I made and deposited US$27.5Million abroad for investment purpose.

I am now searching for an honest, trustworthy and reliable partner to claim and invest this money. You will be required to; (1) Assist in the transfer/claim of the said sum, (2), Advise on lucrative area(s) investment, and (3) Assist in the investments and management of the US$27.5million after you have received the funds.
For your services as above you shall be rewarded with 15% of the total funds. So I need your full names, contact address, phone and fax numbers, age, Sex, occupation.

What is the tax regime in your country? How best you would want toinvested the money invested to ensure good profit/ gain every year? I will draw up an investment agreement/ contract for you to study, make amendment(if any), sign and return to me. So we MUST work as partners in a team because team work is required. Out my 85% I have budgeted US$750,000:00 to buy a house in your country after you have received the funds. I shall relocate my family to your country so my children can go school over there in your country.

This transaction MUST be kept SECRET. Feel free to ask questions to me if any. Do not to bother to respond if you are not interested because I do not have time to waste. I await for urgent and positive response ONLY if you are ready and willing to work with me. Note that vital legal documents backing up the funds shall be processed and sent you.

Yours faithfully,

Mr. Wade Kahn.
Wadekahn1960@yahoo.com.hk

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