419 scam: "SINCERE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP" <jk@att.net> Eighteen million United States Dollars (US$18,000,000:00) Ready for Transfer

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "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.
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.
- jameskazuma@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SINCERE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP" <jk@att.net>
Reply-To: jameskazuma@aim.com
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 01:57:18 +0100
Subject: Eighteen million United States Dollars (US$18,000,000:00) Ready for Transfer

Attention: Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. James Kazuma, a director with one of the government parastatals in South Africa. I want us to go into a mutually
beneficial business that needs your strict confidentiality and dedication.

This business involves the transfer of a huge amount of money from my Country (South Africa). It has very little liabilities
and it is very safe. The fund to be transferred is Eighteen million United States Dollars (US$18,000,000:00).

Source of Fund:

As a director heading one of the government board in South Africa that oversees bidding, approving and re-viewing
contract,Our work in the board is to conduct contract bidding, approve and re-view contract project to government and the
only way we as board members can benefit from this is over quotation of contract price with the assistant of most of the
main/major contractors who agreed on our terms.

Right now this amount is due for payment and is floating in the treasury not attached to anyone or company. We are only three
people who know the origin of this fund. But we cannot claim it by ourselves therefore we are looking for a trust worthy
foreign company /individual whose name we can use to claim the money and subsequently transfer the money to any account that
may be furnished with whom we will share the money, that is why we contacted you for assistance. This is strictly a business
deal, but it is 100% risk free and secure as we are going to use our official positions to source all necessary approvals
legitimizing the contract as genuinely executed by you, and copies of the approval documents will be sent to you before the
transfer as proof of origin of transfer, proving the funds to be clean.so I have to be truthful to you and assured YOU about

the sources of this fund.

My Role:
I will present you/company as the sub-contractor that handles part of the contract and i will use my position as the head of
government parastatals that handles the bidding, approve and re-view contract to make sure that the fund is released to
you/company as the sub-contractor that handles part of the contract.Note that there is no risk involve in this transaction.

Your Role;
your role is very simple and it is basically to act as a sub-contractor that handles part of the contract and get this money
out for us. Also, for your assistant in receiving this funds ($ 18 Million USDOLLARS ONLY) you will take out 30% as your
Commission and leave the remaining balance of 70% for me and my colleagues.

Please, if you are interested kindly respond to this e-mail giving me your full contact details, including your mobile
telephone numbers for elaborate discussion on the way forward.

I await your anticipated positive response to my private and confidential email address; jameskazuma@aim.com

Regards,
Mr. James Kazuma
Email: jameskazuma@aim.com

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