419 scam: "Mr. Richard Phillips" <info.at077@gmail.com> CAN WE PARTNER TOGETHER

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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 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Richard Phillips" <info.at077@gmail.com>
Reply-To: info_at09@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2020 02:09:51 -0800
Subject: CAN WE PARTNER TOGETHER

Greetings, 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 Â£230,000.000.00-{Two Hundred &
Thirty Million British Pounds Sterling} to be transferred to any safe
account with your honest assistance. I have solid connections for the
proceeds to be paid to your account without any hazard/eyebrows and
then both of us can share equal percentage; meaning-50/50.

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 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 and I will get in return what
belongs to me after successful transmission to your custody:

I will secure all Documentations that will back up the fund in your
name 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!

So, Please if you are interested, kindly get back to me as quickly as
possible to enable me make all the necessary arrangement towards how
to present you to the bank as "truly next of kin" to the late man. It
does not matter if you are from America or not.

Add more Information about yourself ETC,

Full names: / Private phone numbers:/ Passport ID/ 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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