419 scam: "vija kumar"<marcia.dib@uel.br> fund for possible investment in your Country

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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:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "vija kumar" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mekalavijakumarr@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2017 01:58:20 -0800
Subject: fund for possible investment in your Country

Dear Sir,

I got your contact from a business directory while on a desperate search for a reliable partner in the business am proposing to you now. I represent a client who is socially and politically indisposed to personally handle this deal. So I have the mandate to solicit for a competent and trustworthy individual who could handle the collection of $500m fund for possible investment in your Country’s Real Estate or Hospitality Sector.

Funds are to be sent in batches and transacted in line with all global money laundry guidelines to guarantee safety. Funds are genuine, and the deal is 100% Risk Free. For your involvements you get 30%, 10% for the investor’s mandate (myself), 5% for transaction exigencies and 55% for the investment. Kindly get back to me for more details (especially on source of fund and how you can verify its authenticity and availability), so we can quickly meet and sign all necessary agreements because we are keen in closing this deal at the shortest possible time.

Regards,
Mr.Kumar

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