419 scam: "Mr. Wade KAHN."<info@rkw-lotus.com> Your Urgent Reply Needed

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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Wade KAHN." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wadekahn7777@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 04.41.53 +0100
Subject: Your Urgent Reply Needed

Please I need a reliable and trustworthy partner to come in and claim huge funds for immediate investment based on terms of deposit.This is deal and as such we need to discuss and agree on percentage sharing ratio. To this effect, I will draft and send an investment agreement for you to study, complete, sign and return to me. Where and how best do you plan to invest the funds? What is the tax regime in your country? Please we MUST work as partners in a team as team work is needed achieve this goal.

I have budgeted US$1Million out the funds to buy a house in your country after you claim the funds.This transaction is a deal and MUST be kept a SECRET. Vital legal documents backing up the funds shall be processed and sent you to position and make you the beneficiary. Please confirm your full names, contact address, phone, numbers, age, sex, occupation. I will supply you all necessary information once I hear from you. Feel free to ask questions.

I await your positive and immediate response.

Yours faithfully,

Regards,

Mr. Wade KAHN.

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