419 scam: Simon Phillips <simonphillipcowell@gmail.com> RE: REQUEST FOR A BUSINESS 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 next of kin scam.
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.
- simonphillipcowell@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Simon Phillips <simonphillipcowell@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <simonphillipcowell@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2014 16:54:50 -0700
Subject: RE: REQUEST FOR A BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP.

Dear,

I am Mr Simon Phillip Cowell. I contact you to assist in resolving an urgent and confidential matter.
I propose that we become partners in a crude oil sales project under the umbrella of the
National Petroleum Agency of Qatar

Unfortunately, On the 3rd of June, 2012, the director of this company, Mr. Carl Wang could not
actualize his dream in this project as he the sole owner of the company was involved in a Plane
Crash with his only son whom suppose to be the ' next of kin, in which all passengers unfortunately
lost their lives.

Click here to confirm the crash: http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/04/world/africa/nigeria-plane-crash

once again I solicit for your partnership to present you as the beneficiary of the company. which will enable us to re-assign the sale license earlier given to Mr. Carl Wang to your/our company. This will give your company/our joint company the legal authority to act as crude oil sales agent/representative for the petroleum agency to continue and renew the contract of 1 million barrels of oil earlier sign by Mr. Carl Wang

To indicate your interest or request more details, please contact me by E-mail: simonphillipcowell@yahoo.com

Best Regard

Mr Simon Phillip Cowell

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