419 scam: "Phillip Campbell"<phillipcampbell22@hotmail.com> BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

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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)
- "million 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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- "phillipcampbell66@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Phillip Campbell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <phillipcampbell33@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:27:00 -0600
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

Dear sir/Madam,

I know that this mail will get to you as a surprise but it was due to a
matter of necessity I contacted you over a business proposal which will be
of great benefit. Let me quickly introduce myself, I am Mr Phillip Campbell,
fund manager to Mrs. Inna Gudavadze, the wife of late Mr. Badri
Patarkatsishvili, the Georgian billionaire who was found dead at about
10.45 pm, Tuesday February 12, 2008 at his Surrey mansion. He was aged 52,
a month after running unsuccessfully for the Georgian presidency, was one
of the "oligarchs" who made a fortune from the privatization of
state-owned industries during the Yeltsin era and eventually found a haven
in Britain, where he was recently linked to a possible bid for West Ham
football club.

You can watch and read more for your better understanding in the below

websites:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1578596/Badri-Patarkatsishvili.html
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/177933.html

The entire family is currently battling with the Georgian and Russian
authorities over his inheritance and as a matter of fact the family lawyer
is in prison unjustly hence the reason why I was appointed to supersede
their affairs confidentially. As a result of the crisis, all the family's
accounts were frozen and properties confiscated except for a profiling
cash amount of US$239M (Two Hundred and Thirty-Nine Million United States Dollars only)
which the deceased deposited for investment in ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT (RLAM) UK shortly before he died.
As the family fund manager, I have been mandated to assist them in finding a
God fearing individual to help secure these funds since it is impossible for them
to go for claims as it could lead to exposure of the funds and further confiscation by the
Authorities, for your assistance in embarking on this task, you will
receive twenty-percent of the total funds once the transaction is completed.
If you know you can do this, contact me immediately via my personal email: phillipcampbell66@live.com
Thanks for your understanding.

Cordially,

Mr Phillip Campbell

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