419 scam: JOE PHILIP <hope_is_a_great_thing@yahoo.co.jp> Partner

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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 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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: JOE PHILIP <hope_is_a_great_thing@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: JOE PHILIP <jphil100742@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 00:01:19 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Partner

Good day,

I am Joe Philip from Abidjan, Ivory
Coast, an attorney at law. My proposition to you is to seek your
consent, a deceased client of mine from your country who is a contractor
here in Ivory Coast died as the result of a heart-related condition in
March 12th 2008. His heart condition was due to the death of all the
members of his family in the tsunami disaster on the 26th December 2004
in Sumatra Indonesia. I have contacted you to assist in receiving the
funds left behind by my late client before it gets confiscated or
declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit valued at Nineteen
million dollars (US$19million dollars) is lodged.The bank has since
issued me a notice to contact the next of kin,
or the account will be
confiscated this is why i am contacting you to present you as the
beneficiary so that the proceeds of the account can be paid to you
because i am unable to locate any of my client's relation. Be informed
that this is a deal between I and you, so if this proposal is accepted
by you kindly get back to me so i can give you full details and how how
we can get this done without any problem.

Awaiting your immediate response.

Best regards,
Joe Philip
Attorney at Law.

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