419 scam: "Mr. Justin Thorp"<justinthorp@qatar.io> Re: Investment Proposal (Urgent Attention Required)

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27835198912 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Justin Thorp" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <justin_thorp@qatar.io>
Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:15:11 -0400
Subject: Re: Investment Proposal (Urgent Attention Required)

Attn: Sir/Madam,

Good day, Firstly, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail instead of a Certified/Post-mail. It is

understandable that you might be a little bit apprehensive because you do not know me but I have a lucrative business proposal of

mutualinterest to share with you. Hence, this letter to you.I humbly crave your indulgence to read this e-mail with all seriousness of

purpose devoid of any doubt in your mind because this project is based on Trust Confidentiality and Sincerity of purpose in order to have an

acceptable meeting of the minds.

I will like to invest in your country; I will like to know the proceedings of a non-Citizen investing in your country? Actually I am

contacting you ‘outstanding that l cannot invest in your country without an assistant from someone from your country.

Factually I want you to advice me on a lucrative business there in your country that l can invest on, and the procedure before the

investment.

I have the intension of investing on real estate development, building of hotel as five star and oil business. What did you advice? About the

tourism, how profitable it is? How much will it take to start?

I will wait to read from you.

Regards,

Mr. Justin Thorp

Tel: +27835198912

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