419 scam: "Mr. Richard Phillips" <richardphillips_at02@yahoo.co.uk> Attn: My Dear Friend,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million british 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)
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.
- info_at39@yahoo.co.nz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Richard Phillips" <richardphillips_at02@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: "Mr. Richard Phillips" <info_at59@yahoo.co.nz>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2013 22:39:43 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Attn: My Dear Friend,

Attn: My Dear Friend,

I will be glad if we can do business together. This opportunity will
be of great benefit for us. I have a secret transaction deal in the
amount of £230,000.000.00-{Two Hundred & Thirty Million British Pounds
Sterling} I want to invest the fund in your country.

This is reason why am contacting you in this venture is because I
need to invest the fund in any of the following sectors: oil/Gas,
banking, real estate, stock speculation and mining, transportation,
health sector and tobacco, Communication Services, Agriculture
Forestry & Fishing, thus any sector,

If you have a solid background and idea of making good profit in any
of the mentioned business sectors or any other business in your
country, Please write me for possible business co-operation. More so,
we are ready to facilitate and fund any business that is capable of
generating minimum of 10% annual return on investment (AROI) Joint
Venture partnership.

If you are willing & honest; please send me the following information
for issuance of funds approvals. And also give me your word of
confidence that we will work as one team:

For over 12years plus now unclaimed belonging to a "dead customer" Mr.
John Paul Getty from United States of America who died on Apr. 17,
2003 after a brief illness in London Hospital (BBC News), Visit the
web site below for confirmation;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/uk/2956897.stm It is only me and
2 other top Management staff knows about the money and if the money
reaches 12 years, it will Automatically move to the Bank Vault {Central
Bank of United Kingdom} as "UNCLAIMED FUND".

I will secure all Documentations that will back up the fund in your me
and also as an insider, all the documents that the bank may require
as proof from you, will be arranged from here which will be sent to
you ASAP!

Add more Information about yourself ETC, and always contact me on my private e-mail address {info_at39@yahoo.co.nz}

Full names: / Private phone numbers: / Office/residential address:
Occupation: / Age and Sex: / Bank Name: Bank Address:
Account No: Account Holder's Name:

Best Regards,

Mr. Richard Phillips.

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