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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: james hucks <hucksgosbyenterprisesukltd@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 10:10:45 +0100
Subject: RE: INVESTMENT INQUIRY


Mr. James Hucks G.
Hucks Gosby Enterprises UK
211 Wellington Road, St John's Wood
London NW8 9SQ United Kingdom.
Tel: +447086464432, +447031936088.
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RE: INVESTMENT INQUIRY

Dear friend, greetings. I'm Mr. James Gosby Hucks of Hucks Gosby
Enterprises UK Ltd here in London. Please I want to humbly inquire if I
can partner with you as my manager and representative to invest my
legitimate funds in your country under a legal process that would not
breach the law. Since I do not know exactly how business and investments
are done in your country and have not done any business in your country
before, I will appreciate if you would enlighten me in this regard by
guiding and recommending profitable and low risk areas where we can invest
that is capable of generating at least 10% annual return on investment
(ROI) and conducive for investors of foreign descent. I am also ready to
facilitate and fund genuine business that can also generate reasonable
annual return on investment. I want to have you as my partner, overseas
representative and manager and it is going to be a joint business between
both of us after we reach a mutual and honest agreement based on faith,
trust, commitment and understanding. I also want to know if we can invest a
part of my fund into your own establishment (if any) if your by-laws allow
foreign direct investment and if the fund security can be guaranteed by
you. Most importantly, I want everything to be done legally, genuinely and
transparently under your qualified management for our mutual benefit.

I made some inquiries at the trade office 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,
I also know that almost all international transactions are done on mutual
trust, faith and understanding. This is a genuine business partnership
proposal and certainly not just a hoax that exist on internet. This is 100%
genuine, legal, risk free and safe.

Actually, my preferences are tourism, real estate, agriculture and
agricultural lands, hospital and hotel or you may let me know any other
viable idea of good profit yielding business that can give us good profits
within a reasonable period of time. You will be entitled to 3% of the
total investment capital for your honest and sincere participation and
co-operation in this partnership to ensure your complete honesty and
commitment for us to achieve maximum success. It may interest you to know
that I am proposing to invest a ready and verifiable sum of Six million;
five hundred thousand British Pounds Sterling (£6.5million) with you
immediately, although the size of investment can be increased depending on
your recommendation. Rest assured that this fund has no such illegalities
like drug trafficking, money laundering or any financial crime attached to
it. It is 100% free from any encumbrance.

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 co-operation. Let me also know if
it is possible to get the fund back in the next 10 years while the
investment is in progress with you in your country. If you have any
question, please feel free to ask me and I am available to discuss this
proposal with you and to answer any questions you may have in regard to
this. We will also provide relevant details of the investment fund and the
procedures in sequence so that we can proceed without delay. You can
contact me via my company emails: hucksgosbyenterprisesuklimited@gmail.comor
hucksgosbyenterprisesukltd@gmail.com so that we can elaborately discuss
full details for us to have a bright, sound, prosperous, strong, credible
and fruitful business relationship. I expect your swift reply as I look
forward to discussing this opportunity further with you. Please call me on
phone for more discussions. Regards.

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