419 scam: "Mr.Akinsola Joseph" <mr.akinsolajoseph@gmail.com> YOUR TRUST AND 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "transfer into your account" (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)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- mr.akinsolajoseph@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Akinsola Joseph" <mr.akinsolajoseph@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.akinsolajoseph@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 06:19:38 +0800
Subject: YOUR TRUST AND PARTNERSHIP.

Mr.Akinsola Joseph.
The General Manager Accounting,
Mobil Producing Nigeria.
234 Victoria Street,
Lagos state Nigeria.

Attention,

YOUR TRUST AND PARTNERSHIP.

Firstly, I apologize for sending you this sensitive information via e-mail
instead of a Certified mail/Post-mail. This is due to the urgency and
importance of the information. This project is based on trust, confidentiality
and sincerity of purpose in order to have an acceptable meeting of the minds.

I am Mr Akinsola Joseph the General Manager Accounting of Mobil Producing
Nigeria, I got your contact on my confidential search on the internet of your
country data base in the search for s citizen of your Country, that should
stand as my foreign partner on the claim and joint utilization of this fund
that is lying unclaimed in the domiciliary account of a foreigner contractor
of this organization that died of cardiac arrest in United Kingdom.

This fund value of Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars, came to exist as an unclaimed contract payment made by this
organization into the account of a foreigner for a particular contract
executed Four (4) years ago , ever since this payment was transferred into his
account here in my country, every effort made to get hold of his next of kin
or relative to put in claims on this contractor payment has not been fruitful.

The banking rules here in my country, have it that if a depositor has been
confirmed dead and the account has been dormant and for a period of three (3)
years and no one comes up for the claim of such deposit, the bank has the
right to declare the fund unclaimed and be transferred into the government
treasury, with a 40% commission, ever since I got this news I have waiting for
the appropriate time to convert this fund for my personal utilization, just
last week an official notification letter was sent to this organization by the
bank on the arrangement to declare this fund unclaimed and the recent merger
of this company (Mobil) and Exxon Oil, I see it appropriate to convert this
fund for personal utilization, but this will not be actualized without the
help of a foreigner, for the reason that this contractor is and the account
holder is a foreigner.

I have contacted you as a foreigner to stand as my trustee and foreign partner
to enable me present you before the bank as the either the business associate
or the distant relative of this contractor, to facilitate this fund ownership
change in your favor and immediate transfer into your account, pending my
visit there in your country for sharing and utilization between us, I also
want to reassure you that every step on this fund transfer is free of any risk
and it will be carried out under a legitimate process that will protect you
from any breach of the law.

On the completion of this fund into your account, the sharing should be thus:-

50% is for me as the initiator and I will confidently hand over to you all the
essential documents on this very contract that the payment is lying unclaimed
in the bank, you will also guide me on the investment of this my share into
real estate there in your country.

45% should be for you as my partner, considering the essential role that you
will play in this transaction.

5% should be for hidden expense reimbursement that should be incurred on the
legal actualization of this project in your favor.

However, before further details of this laudable transaction will be revealed
to you. I must be convinced of your integrity, transparency and honest, so I
will require from the following details:-

Your name in full.

Your residential Address in full.

Your Mobile (Cell) telephone number.

Tel/Fax Number

Brief information on your profile, this should include your age, marital
status and nature of Job.

This is highly, business transaction that requires someone with experience,
exposure and more than average means of livelihood. Please treat this
transaction as strictly confidential as I am still active with this
organization. Forward your response to this my email account:

mr.akinsolajoseph@yahoo.com

Sincerely,

Mr.Akinsola Joseph.

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