419 scam: "Andrew John" <info@andrew.com> Investment Opportunity

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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: "Andrew John" <info@andrew.com>
Reply-To: andrewjohn234544@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:40:38 -0000
Subject: Investment Opportunity

Greetings ,

I came across your contact on the web and I wish to use this opportunity
to introduce to you a Funding Source that shares the desire to engage in
the high-risk, high-return potential practice of “investment financing".

We provide capital to entrepreneurial companies and serious individuals
who seek to make investments in the area of infrastructure and
construction development such as Road & Bridges Construction, Mega city
development, alternative power, waste-management (waste to wealth), Real
Estate, Oil, Mining, Trading etc anywhere in the world.

We have designated two categories for investors we seek to help finance
their project ideas. (1) Type A (2) Type B.

Types (A) are investors whose project plan budget is between $100 to
$50Billion USD

Types (B) are investors whose project plan budget is between $5 to
$100million USD

If your venture idea fits into the above category and have solid
background and idea of making good profit in any of the mentioned business
or any other business in your country, please forward your profile to my
email address:

Possible 100% loan, No JV partnerships.

I look forward to your reply,

Andrew John

TRUST FINANCIAL.INVESTMENT.TRADING LTD
145-157 ST JOHN STREET,
LONDON EC1V 4PW
Registered no: 07576219

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