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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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Fraud email example:

From: Stewart Gosby <gosbyenterprisesuklimited@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 13:12:22 +0100
Subject: INVESTMENT INQUIRY


RE: INVESTMENT WITH YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY.

Dear friend, I am Mr. James S. Gosby Hucks, of Gosby Enterprises UK Ltd
here in London. I am writing you to inquire about the possibility or
otherwise, of a business partnership with you in your country. I want to
invest my legitimate funds with you under a legal process that would not
breach the laws of your country. 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 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
busines, is earned and not given away lightly. I also know that almost
all international transactions are done on mutual trust, faith and
understanding. This letter of inquiry is my offer for a genuine business
partnership with you which involves respectable personalities here in UK,
and certainly not just a hoax that exist on internet. This is 100% genuine,
risk free, legal and safe.

I want to invest in profitable and low risk business areas 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 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 best results. 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 can 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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From:
Gosby Enterprises UK Ltd.
#101 Lewes Road, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex , BN2 3HP UK
Tel/Mob:+447024021295 Ext 1, Tel/Fax:+447024009989
info@gosbyenterprisesukltd.net,
gosbyenterprisesuklimited@yahoo.co.uk
gosbyenterprisesuklimited@gmail.com
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