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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Gosby Enterprises UK Ltd." <stewartgosby@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 10:30:48 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT INQUIRY


RE: BUSINESS COOPERATION WITH YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY.

Dear friend, I'm Mr. Stewart Gosby, of Gosby Enterprises UK Ltd here in
London. I am writing you to inquire about the possibility of a business
partnership with you, to invest my legitimate funds in your country under a
legal process that would not breach the law. I have made inquiries and wide
consultations at the commercial desk of your high commission here in UK
and I have confirmed your country’s political stability, investment
opportunities, secure economic and financial policies, dependable
investment infrastructures, stable and buoyant economy and above all, the
hospitality of your people. Although we have not met before, but I trust
that you are an experienced, respected, reliable and trustworthy
personality with high standard of honesty and integrity. I know that
trust, as a foundation for business, is earned and not given away lightly
and I also know that almost all international transactions are done on
mutual trust, faith and understanding. My letter is an offer for genuine
business partnership involving respectable personalities, and certainly not
just a hoax that exist on internet. My partnership proposal message to you
is 100% genuine, risk free legal and safe.

I want to invest in profitable and low risk business ventures that are
capable of generating at least 10% annual return on investment (ROI) and I
want you to assist and guide me and recommend areas where we can invest
together. My preferences are real estate, agriculture, hospital, hotel or
in tourism but I would need your advice to invest in your country. You may
also let me know any other business that can give us good profits within a
reasonable short period of time. I want to have you as my partner,
representative and manager and it is going to be a joint business between
both of us after we reach a mutual and honest understanding and agreement.
I also want to know if we can invest a part of my fund into your own
establishment if the security of fund can be guaranteed by you. For your
honesty, sincerity and full cooperation, I am ready to let you have 5% of
the total investment capital and I believe this is enough to ensure your
honest participation and total commitment for us to achieve maximum
success. It may interest you to know that I have the sum of Seven million,
five hundred thousand British Pounds Sterling (£7.5million) for investment.


If you believe we can work together for our mutual benefit, let me please
know your thinking and your interest to partner with me, your investment
strategy and condition for joint business cooperation. Let me also know if
it is possible to get the fund back in the next 8-10 years while the
investment is in progress in your country. If you have any question, please
feel free to ask me so that we can proceed. You may contact me via my
company email: info@gosbyenterprisesukltd.net, (or)
gosbyenterprisesuklimited@yahoo.co.uk ,
gosbyenterprisesuklimited@gmail.com so that we can elaborately
discuss full details for us to have a bright,
sound, prosperous, strong and fruitful working relationship as we begin
this journey to success. I look forward to your prompt response.Regards.
Tel: +44 702 402 1295, Fax: +447024009989

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