419 scam: "Joseph"<josephcole650@yahoo.es> Re: 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:

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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Joseph" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <josephcole6060@yahoo.ie>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2017 17:17:32 -0800
Subject: Re: Partnership

Sir/Madam

Please handle this message private. I am Mr.Joseph Cole, a professional career banker residing in Lagos Nigeria. Right now, I am in possession of a long time deposit receipt of (USD $4,500,000.00), an unclaimed balance from inoperative n-domiciliary account of a deceased foreign customer of our bank. Upon my final decision to link a foreigner for this deal, you are the person my consent accepted to share this deal with. If you are interested, reply for more details and with your assistance to get this completed, I will invest the proceed into real estate business venture based on your professional advise. Kindly forward the following information.

Your personal Name
Address
Sex
Age
Occupation
Telephone/cellphone number.
Looking forward in doing business with you.

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