419 scam: INHERITED PAYMENT <usambassadortonigeria1978@gmail.com> Investment Partnership!!

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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.
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.
- georgeadams1881@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: INHERITED PAYMENT <usambassadortonigeria1978@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jerryeke212@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 05:03:12 +0100
Subject: Investment Partnership!!

Dear Sir,

I wish to contact you as a foreign partner who will assist me and my
client, Actually am working with a UK consulting firm as an operation
and marketing representative for the company for almost five years now
and am on commission agreement with this company which is not suitable
for my living as far as global recess is concern, I have given my
company many customers across the globe.

There an opportunity came to me as regards my job, I have a client who
is a retired bank director from the central bank in Benin Republic he
is an old man of 90 years He is ready to release some fund
($15Millon)for me with the condition that I can manage this fund for
an investment But I have decided to source for a reputable company or
individual so that we can manage this fund for him without involving
my company in any way so as to avoid facing the disciplinary committee
as it is against the ethics of the company . He has sign agreement for
me that this fund will be in our possession for 10 years investing the
fund in any sector of economy and we have our own percentage too.

I want to do this without the knowledge of my company, and I have also
submitted a letter of resignation to my company, Because if I bring
this opportunity to them again they will not compensate me, what I
need from you is that I will use your name as my boss so that this man
can release this fund to both of us, He only want to see your name as
a foreigner. This does not require any Experience from you I will do
everything in the transfer of the fund and all documentation with the
assistance of the lawyer so that everything will be legal.

PLEASE YOU SHOULD TAKE NOTE OF THIS MESSAGE. I DONâ€™T ASK YOU FOR MONEY
OR SEND MONEY TO ME. I am only to clarify this for you to understand
the genuity of this partnership, and nothing will be done until the
both of us meet PHYSICALLY I will details you the meeting place and
position of this fund, Once I receive reply from you I will fly from
united kingdom to meet the with the owner of the fund so that we can
talk to you on phone please send your phone number on this email:
georgeadams1881@gmail.com

Regards
George Adams

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