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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:
- "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Fraud email example:
From: "HENRICK ANDERSON" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <henrickanderson2004@mcom.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2016 07:04:52 -0700
Subject: Business Plan
Goodday!
I am contacting you for an investment interest in your country. I hope you will be in the right position to help me with my search for a stable and develop society like yours. I have the mandate from my uncle who is presently the minister of Finance in our country to help him solicit your support for a joint partnership investment in your country. He has a funding capital of One Hundred and Fifty M. USD which is ready for evacuation for investment in business areas such as; Real Estate, Manufacturing,Oil and Gas including any other business venture that will be profitable for him.
Your mandate will be to provide a business plan and become the investment manager for the project if mutually agreed by both of you. In the light of this an Asset Management Agreement will be sent to you where it will be expressly stated that you keep 30% of the business profit while the balance will be reinvested into the business with a fraction going to my brother the fund provider. It will interest you to note that the source of the money is gotten as kick-backs from government contract project. And he has decided to source for an investment manager because within the next few month there will be ministerial reshuffle in our country and he will lost his seat. In other to secure his future he need to get this investment funds out.
Please indicate your interest in been part of this investment program and joint partnership with him to be able to realize his dream of a better future. I am doing this for him because he is offering me 10% stake of the business shares. On your response give us a brief personal or company profile about yourself and some business plan you think you can to my brother us. With that I will send you further details of how best to get this concluded fast.
Expecting your response soon as we must maintain confidentiality .
Yours sincerely,
HENRICK ANDERSON
Office Address:
82, New Cavendish Street,
London W1M 8AD.
United Kingdom
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