419 scam: "COCA COLA 2013 PROMOTION"<claimscenter20131@outlook.com> INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

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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.
- +447010066073 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "COCA COLA 2013 PROMOTION" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <claimscenter.2013@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 18:10:05 +0530
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

Dear Sir,

I introduce myself, my name is Mr.Mwesigwa Jonathan Kalungi, from Uganda and resident in London, United Kingdom, I'm a politician and an individual venture capital investor and I'm looking for high network individual or company that had vision, passion and a real sense of ownership by providing funds in cash as a seed funding for business set up or upgrading of your business enterprises. Based on my binding agreement to invest funds in business sector in your country and I'm willing to enter into private financing of capital-intensive projects with you.
MY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES IS:
1. To Invest Million in Five Million five hundred thousand pounds (5.500,000 gbp)
2. To Invest in any business sector.
3. Is it possible to get the funds back in the next 5 to 10 years while the investment is in progress?.
Conclusively, let me know in your response if you are interested to be appointed as my partner. If agreed with me, I will arrange for a round table discussion with you and I hope this will be the beginning of a prosperous relationship between us.
With Regards.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Mwesigwa Jonathan Kalungi
Tel:+447010066073

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