419 scam: John Akpanudoedehe <j.j.akpanudoedehe@gmail.com> Re:Senator James/ Investment Partnership

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: John Akpanudoedehe <j.j.akpanudoedehe@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mailbox2015@mynet.com
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 09:45:12 +0100
Subject: Re:Senator James/ Investment Partnership

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DEAR FRIEND,

GOOD DAY.
MY NAME IS SENATOR JOHN JAMES AKPAN, I HAVE $25.7MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS DEPOSITED INCOGNITO IN A FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY IN
EUROPE.

I NEED A TRUSTEE WHO WILL MANAGE THE SAID AMOUNT. I CANNOT BE
DISCOVERED BY MY GOVERNMENT TO BE THE OWNER OF THE MONEY.

THIS IS WHY I NEED AN EXPERT WHO WILL INVEST THIS MONEY IN ANY GOOD BUSINESS.

THE PROCEEDS THAT WILL BE MADE FROM THE INVESTMENT OF THIS FUNDS WILL
BE SHARED AS PER AGREEMENT. I ALREADY HAVE A LAWYER, BARRISTER ROTIMI
WILLIAMS JR. WHO WILL DRAFT A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT WILL
PROTECT PARTIES INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT.

YOU WILL HAVE TOTAL CONTROL OF THE INVESTMENT AND ONLY HAVE TO DECLARE
THE PROCEEDS PERIODICALLY FOR SHARING.

IF YOU ARE WILLING TO DO THIS WITH ME. PLEASE SEND ME A SCANNED COPY
OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT AND ID FOR RECORD PURPOSES. PLEASE,
ALSO SEND IN YOUR FULL NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER
AND ADDRESS.

YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT ME BY COPYING AND PASTING THE LINKS BELOW ON
YOUR BROWSER AND HIT ENTER:

http://candidates.nigeriaelections.org/candidate/profile/candidate/77/

WHEN I READ FROM YOU AGAIN, I SHALL THEN TELL YOU MORE DETAILS
CONCERNING THE PROJECT.

BEST REGARDS,
JOHN JAMES AKPAN (SENATOR)

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