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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: "Thomas M. Kadiwapa" <t.kadiwapa@attorneys.com>
Reply-To: <thomaskadiwapa@safe-mail.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 15:03:02 -0600
Subject: *** SPAM ***F.Y.I PROJECT/BUSINESS INVESTMENT FINANCIER

PO Box 68614
Stratford, London
E15 9DQ


>From : Mr.Kandiwapa Thomas--------Funds Investments

My client is interested on JV partnership with you acting as the manager and sole controller of the investment while he remains a silent investor for a period of ten years.

The amount involved is USD71 Million.The owner of this fund Mr.Moussa Mohammed,the former personal adviser to the Late military Libyan dictator General Gaddafi.He wishes to remain a silent investor/partner for a period of TEN(10)years and he does not want his government to know that he is investing outside his country.

To proceed, please provide me with a workable business/project plan, amount you require for funding and the following details, to enable us study it before we take any further decision.

1-Introduction and description of your company.

2-Your Full name 1.2-Your Home/Office address 1.3-Your phone/mobile numbers

3-The Type of business that you are running and sector of activities

4-The exact amount you require for the stated/intended projects.

5-Investment of concern. Please Specify the sector of investment of your interest: (indicate if you have more than 1 choice in mind).

6-Budget and volume of investment projected by your company. Please specify the volume budget that you requires for this investment in United States Dollar.

7-Net profit requested. Please specify the expected net profit that your company is expecting from this investment.

FINALLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SEND ME YOUR BUSINESS /PROJECT PLAN FOR STUDY AND I WILL REVERT BACK TO YOU.

Contact me on my private e-mail : thomaskadiwapa@safe-mail.net

Please let me hear from you asap.

regards,

Mr.Kandiwapa Thomas.

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