419 scam: "Mr. John Hopkin" <assetdd@yahoo.com> Investment Fund Project

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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: "Mr. John Hopkin" <assetdd@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: inmanagementaap@live.com
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:47:04 -0500
Subject: Investment Fund Project

Lloyds Tsb Bank
United Kingdom
Revenue Stock
Line Kxq-7662
London.

Attention,

I am Mr. John Hopkin, I presently working as offshore management and service
mortgage overseas, I wish to inform you that one of my client are
interested for
management and sharing percentage with any reliable partner who can handle
investment funds sum of Â£20,200,000.00 (Twenty Million Two Hundred British
Pounds Sterling) If you are willing for management and sharing
percentage kindly
get back to me for immediate agreement with you and my client also the
attorney
have arranged the agreement for easy business investment in any sector you can
channel the amount in your country.

I want to assure you that this business is 100% guarantee for success, because
every arrangement has been outlined with the bank management Lloyds
Tsb Bank of
London.

Please take out a moment of your very busy schedule today to respond
back if you
are interested, send the following below;

Company name......
Home address......
Country name.......
your full name......
telephone no or Mobile.....

Percentage sharing 60% for my client 40% for you. This will enable our
attorney
to arrange the agreement accordingly for investment procedure he will send a
copy to you as soon as possible.

I wait for your respond very urgent.

Mr. John Hopkin

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