419 scam: "Mr Phillip Morris"<bdnbg983@ybb.ne.jp> BE MY PARTNER..

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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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: "Mr Phillip Morris" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <philipmorris664@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 03:10:08 -0800
Subject: BE MY PARTNER..

My dear friend and expected future partner,

My name is Morris Phillip a banker here in ghana. I got your contact from the online data base. I need your help to transfer the sum of 12,500,000.00 united stated dollars into your account as my foreign investment partner. the money is part of the profits made by our bank last year 2012 in the branch where I am the manager. I have already submitted annual report for last year to my bank head office in Accra ghana, and they did not notice the excess profits. I deposited the 12,500,000.00 dollars in an escrow account without a beneficiary Anonymous to avoid any trace. I cannot be directly connected to this fund because I'm still working with the bank. So, I need your help to transfer this money to your country for you and I to share. I have the desire to invest my own share of the money in any good business venture over there in your Country. I wish to point out 10% of this money to be shared among the charity organization, the remaining 90%, you have 40% of this money as my foreign partner and 50
However, if this business proposal offends your moral ethics, do accept my sincere apology. If on the contrary you wish to achieve this goal with me, please kindly get back to me with your interest for further clarifications.

Morris Phillip

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