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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: "Kelly Investor Group" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kellyinvestorgroup@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 07:56:21 -0800
Subject: Re: Good Day, Urgent Respond Needed From Investor Group To Invest

Good Day And Compliment Of The Season

We got your information during our search for business partner.We are prime Investor Group; we deal in real estate, logistics, retailing, distributorship, import and export in the UK.

We are very keen and interested to becoming a partner /distributor of our products in your countries.

As part of our business expansion for 2014, we are currently seeking joint partners in other countries of choice where we could invest in Real Estate and Property Management 250 up to 500 units of 2/3/ 5/-bed rooms. We would like to take the opportunity if we do become business partners as our distributor “steel pipes, diversified Oil & Gas”, (automotive industry) to invest in your country in the area of Real Estate and Property. With this in mind, below is our plan and 4 point agenda to achieving this:

Phase 1: Visibility study, location survey and registration of a joint company
(our company and your company)

Phase 2: Purchasing of acres of land in a choice area of interest;

Phase 3: Tender of total estimated cost of the project by building

contractors;

Phase 4: Contract Award and payment release to contractor

As a partner in the joint company and business, you shall be entitled to 10% of the total estimated cost of the project as your commission and supervision of the entire project. Your company will manage the project from start to finish in the capacity of managing partner and making decisions based on consulting with us at all times.

There will be an international business agreement to be sign by both parties on the day of releasing of (fund) for the execution of the project. Therefore, if you are have the capability to handle this project perfectly and effectively please reply immediately by sending me your letter of acceptance and indicate your personal data and your curriculum vitae or biography for consideration on this matter as this is the only I can be able to know if you have the capability to handle this big project effectively.

However, if there are or if you have other investment ideas that is profitable please kindly let me know as I am open to other profitable investment ideas.

Looking forward to hearing from you urgently and get back to me via this email kellyinvestorgroup@gmail.com for further details

Yours sincerely,

Kelly Bruce
Kelly Investor Group

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