419 scam: "Grenville. V. Eastes"<GrenvilleVEastes9@bigemail.eu> 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:
- "million united state 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)
- ",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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Grenville. V. Eastes" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <GrenvilleVEastes@bigemail.eu>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:23:22 +0100
Subject: Partnership.

Partnership,

Attn: Partner,

I write to partner with you on an important business proposal that will surely benefit both of us. My Boss successfully concluded a remittance business deal of USD $3.5 Million United State Dollars from HSBC Bank in Panama before his untimely demise.

The funds is a proceed of an inflated oil contract which am fully aware of and this deal was highly perfected through a close friend who happens to be a Financial Portfolio Manager with some American and European banks like capital one, Chase Bank,Bank of American, TD Bank and HSBC Bank.

Presently the funds is floating in an escrow account with the Federal Reserve Bank in the United State and on your partnership acceptance, a Letter of Authority will be signed in your names as partners and within 24 hours the credits will be in your favor in the bank in USA.

The first trench will be a deposit of USD$1,500,000 United States Dollars,once you confirm the first deposit you will need to to secure 2 important documents which will enable you have full access to the first deposit.

As soon as you have full access to the first deposit then the second deposit will be arranged immediately.

Be informed that I intend to invest this funds into a humanitarian support program which was the last wish of my Boss.

Your advise is also needed for a better venture which will be profitable now and the future. Your interest will be protected with 35% of the total amount.

Mostly I need your trust and assurance that the funds will be safe before my arrival to meet with you face to face.

I await your swift response on this deal.

Sincerely yours,

Mr Grenville Vincent Eastes
Emaill Address: GrenvilleVEastes@bigemail.eu
Complete Address: 46 Ruth Street, Glen Hurd,
Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 6045
Postal address P O BOX : P O Box 3768, North End,
Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 6056
Name of City of Residence: Port Elizabeth
Country: South Africa

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