419 scam: "Shinichiro Muta"<fcanuka@gmail.com> Get back to me if interested in this business proposition.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Shinichiro Muta" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shmuta1945@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 18:19:13 +0100
Subject: Get back to me if interested in this business proposition.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Shinichiro Muta, former Japanese Deputy Chief of Defence. I was going through chamber of commerce when I ran into your contact on the internet, hence I decided to contact you.
I have confirmed your country’s political stability, investment opportunities, good economic policies, dependable investment infrastructures, stable and buoyant economy and above all, the hospitality of your people.

I am ready to invest with you, either in your company, if it is permitted by your law, or in any other lucrative business of your conviction.By virtue of my profession as a soldier, I am fully ignorant in the business world, but fully grounded on security matters and country politics. This is the reason why I need technocrats in business like you to invest with.
I have the sum of Thirty Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$37,500,000) for investment in your country, and I will propose as follows.

1.I want any investment, that in the next 8-9 years, I will get my principal sum back, and the investment will still be running. The profit from the investment, will be shared prorate between us at 50% each person.
2.I will be given you a free hands in both decision making, and venturing into any new lucrative business of your conviction.
3.I will like you to be my partner/manager/consultant, and am ready to give you 5% of the principal investment fund upfront immediately the total sum hit your account, for your upkeep and logistics while you run this investment for me.
If you feel that you can deliver. Let me have the following data below for my lawyer to draft an M.O.U (memorandum of Understanding)

Full Name Address: Age: Sex: Phone: Mobile:

As soon as you are issued with the Memorandum of Understanding by my Lawyer, please study it, sign and return back to me via my lawyer, so that I will do same and send a copy back to you.

Kind Regards,
Mr. Shinichiro Muta
Japanese Deputy Chief of Defence.

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