419 scam: "Dr. Ogola. Mbogo-Omollo." <ogolaomollo@yahoo.es> Investment offer

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
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.
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.
- ogolaomollo@lycos.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Ogola. Mbogo-Omollo." <ogolaomollo@yahoo.es>
Reply-To: ogolaomollo@lycos.com
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:20:14 -0000
Subject: Investment offer

We represent the interest of wealthy business person, chiefs and business
tycoons. One of our client; has given us his mandate/irrevocable power of
attorney to move and reinvest his liquid assets to a country with high
economic divided for safe keeping and profit purpose, to be managed by a
reliable/trustworthy business person/company.

If you are willing to receive this funds for reinvestment under a non-
disclosure joint venture agreement for a renewable period of 5-10 years
with an estimated (ROI) return on investments of between 7-10% each
financial year. Kindly reply with a brief of your intended business
ideas/projects/areas of specialization you wish to secure investment for,
after review of your intended project for investments, if

acceptable, then I shall inform you in details about the financier and
then prepare a memorandum of understanding, funds management agreements
and send you draft copies for your review. It will be necessary for us to
meet in persons to discuss the details of funds transfer process, your
investment/business plans, our physical meeting will also help us clear
all doubts and fears of possible scams.

The venue of our meeting should either be in your country, Kenya or any
other major international cities agreed by both parties. Kindly Reply to
my directly private email preferably:Email:ogolaomollo@lycos.com
I assure you that this offer is a legitimate offer and all due process of
international business; banking and legal ethics would be adhere and
followed during the course of this business. Once I get your Reply, I will
outline the stages and process of this business.
Kind regards. Yours faithfully,
Dr. Ogola. Mbogo-Omollo.

Chief Executive Officer
Kenya NEPAD/APRM Secretariat
Ministry of Planning, National Development and Vision 2030
Liaison House, 4th Floor,
State House Avenue,
NAIROBI.

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