419 scam: "Mr.Kandiwapa Thomas" <thomas@info.com> JV 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- kandiwapathomas@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Kandiwapa Thomas" <thomas@info.com>
Reply-To: Kandiwapathomas@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2016 17:37:37 +0200
Subject: JV PARTNERSHIP

Mr.Kandiwapa Thomas
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown,
Sandton, Johannesburg,South Africa
Email:Kandiwapathomas@yahoo.com

Good day:

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

The amount involve is USD250 Million.The owner of this fund was the Central African Republic's former President François Bozizé ,the funds moved to South Africa when the United Nations Security Council committee imposed sanctions on his party based on war crimes and In thisproject hewish to remain a silent investor/partner for RICHARD ATWATER: a period of TEN(10).He want to invest the funds in overseas because he didn't want his government to know about the funds.

To proceed, please provide me with a workable business/project plan,amount you require for funding and the following details, toenable us study it before we take further decision. As a silent investor he do not want his government to know that he is investingoutside his country.

1-Introduction and description of your company if any.

2 Your Full name (b)Your Home/Office address (c)Your phone/mobile numbers

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

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

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

I will give you the more details of how he came across the huge funds and the methods of the completions as soon as i hear from you .

Best regards,

Mr.Kandiwapa Thomas
135 Rivonia Road, Sandown,
Sandton, Johannesburg,South Africa
Email:Kandiwapathomas@yahoo.com

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