419 scam: "Dr.Hampton Philip" <johnhill4355@gmail.com> Your Desired Project.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "million pounds" (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)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
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.
- +447035982098 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- dr.hamptonphilip@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Hampton Philip" <johnhill4355@gmail.com>
Reply-To: dr.hamptonphilip@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:59:30 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Your Desired Project.

Your Desired Project.
Good day,

I'm Dr.Hampton Philip, Chairman Lloyds Bank of Scotland Group Plc.
There is this issue important to me that i want to share with you.
I am personally in search of a qualified and renowned investor that can stand together with
me as a partner to invest my money in real estates,Having the total sum of 142 million
pounds to be invested on this project.

I browse through internet looking for an advance Real Estate investor that can partner with me to invest the said fund, there I located your information.
I will need your assistance in this project because its 100% risk free, I want it sincere,profit oriented and confidential.
If you find this interesting as a project,please do not hesitate to respond to my request for further clarification.

Bellow is my full data.

Chairman Dr.Hampton Philip,

NB: Appointed to the Board as Deputy Chairman on 19 January 2009, and to the position of Chairman on 3 February 2009, Philip has held the position of chairman of J Sainsbury plc since 2004. Previously, he was group finance director of Lloyds TSB Group plc from 2002 to 2004, group finance director of BT Group plc from 2000 to 2002, group finance director of BG Group plc from 1997 to 2000, group finance director of British Gas plc from 1995 to 1997, group finance director of British Steel plc from 1990 to 1995, an executive director of Lazards from 1981 to 1990 and a non-executive director of RMC Group plc from 2002 to 2005.

Philip is the former chairman of UK Financial Investments Limited, the company established to manage the UK Government's shareholding in banks subscribing to its recapitalization fund, and has also been a non-executive director of Belgacom SA (the Belgian telecom group) since 2004.

Here is my direct telephone number +447035982098, feel free to reach me on telephone.

My regards.

Dr.Hampton Philip.
Chairman RBS.
www.rbs.com
dr.hamptonphilip@yahoo.com.hk

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