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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:

Fraud email example:

From: Johnson Laylor <johnson.laylor02@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2021 03:44:28 +0100
Subject: RE: BUSINESS ENQUIRY, Acknowledge receipt

RE: BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP ENQUIRY

Hope you are keeping safe and well out there!

I crave your audience for this important business opportunity, I’m a
citizen of Uganda and I work as a private financial broker. In this
capacities I am privileged to be serving as financial broker in
providing and recommending investment opportunities for well - placed
individuals in Eastern Africa Region who want to diversify their
investments through blind Pool.

What they seek is partnership/equity through blind trust, with these
highly placed persons, that by virtue of their position must remain
anonymous, hence they are working through my firm.

This reserved individual, who personally holds his assets, has
instructed me with a mandate to seek for a trustworthy person/ firm
such in who has the experience and capacity to invest it into good
long term lucrative investment opportunities for a term of 10 years
(Renewable).

We hope to become your long-term and reliable partner in business if
you are willing to cooperate with us. These funds are readily
available for any good lucrative investment opportunities through
blind trust investment.

The client’s main area of interest is in the following, but not
limited to: Real estate developments, Solar Energy, Agriculture,
Infrastructure, Technology, Hospitality, Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas,
Bio Oil, Mining and Stock Speculation. Aside from that we remain open
to any lucrative investments you want to recommend to us. Also ready
to facilitate or fund any business that is capable of generating 5%
-10% annually, which can be strictly through a blind pool Joint
Venture partnership.

Note the transfer process of the investment funds will pass through
accepted legal banking terms and all processes that lead to funds
release shall be done within legal boundaries.

There will be a Draft Investment Partnership Agreement, which will be
made available at a later stage for your study/review and input which
will be endorsed during the face-to-face meeting.

The funds marked for investments is a sum of US$50,000,000.00 (Fifty
Million United States Dollars) which was part of the portfolio of
US$225,000,000.00 (Two Hundred and Twenty Five Million United States
Dollars) under the mandate given to us.

Alternatively, you should indicate in your return email an amount
you/your company are much comfortable to manage through your
investment/projects plans.

Furthermore, you must know that you will assume the role of funds
manager, you shall be solely responsible for the management of the
portfolio under your discretion without any interference once we have
agreed on the target sector and hand over the funds into your custody.

Kindly confirm your ability and capacity to work under this scope.
Once I have your consent to proceed further I will schedule a face to
face meeting between you and the investor's Lawyer / representative.
More details shall be available once we have your interest confirmed
in your return mail. And kindly share your WhatsApp line for easy
communication and updates.

Await your positive response.

Respectfully,
Johnson L. Mbabazi
Consultants
Telephone: (+256)-750-512636 / WhatsApp
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