419 scam: Thomas Phillip <thomasphillip1@ThomasPhillips.onmicrosoft.com> With Regards

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- thomasphillip1960@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Thomas Phillip <thomasphillip1@ThomasPhillips.onmicrosoft.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 13:50:11 +0000
Subject: With Regards

Dearest,

I got your contact during my search for a reliable, honest and a trust worth person to entrust this huge transfer project with. My name is Mr.Thomas phillip, Branch manager of a financial institution here in Ghana. I am a Ghanaian married with two kids. I am writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of $4,597.864.00 Million United States dollar s only. This fund is the excess of what my branch in which am the manager made as profit during the 2005 financial year. I have already submitted annual report for that year to my head office here in Accra as I have watched with keen interest as they will never know of this excess. I have since, placed this amount of $ 4,597.864.00 Million United States dollars only to an Escrow Coded account without a beneficiary (anonymous) to avoid trace. As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account on my behalf. I intend to part 40% of this fund to you while 60% shall be for me. I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this. It's going to be a bank-to-bank transfer. All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund so that the fund can be transferred to your account. If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response to my private email address :thomasphillip1960@hotmail.com

With Regards,
Mr.Thomas phillip
Personal Account Manager
(Banking & Operations)
ICB BANK PLC GHANA
E-mail: thomasphillip1960@hotmail.com

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