419 scam: "Joe Thomas"<jc190fst@gmail.com> Compliments of the day.

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Joe Thomas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jcc190fst@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 15:12:02 -0800
Subject: Compliments of the day.

My name is Joe Thomas. I am contacting you on a business
project proposal. Due to present crisis and circumstance surrounding
me, I intend to diversify my investments funds to other lucrative
areas. I am writing to you based on my interest in investing into real
estate and other businesses in your country.

I have contacted you on the consideration that I could discuss with
you on the possibility of placing some funds with you for management
either in your existing establishment, or other venture to be
undertaken at your discretion under terms to be agreed upon. And also
inquire about the possibility of you handling this investment and
management on my behalf in your country.

Please are you willing to be a partner, capable of receiving funds and
managing investment on my behalf in your country? Please if you are,
do furnish me more information on the availability of the areas of
investment that you know, and if possible we can work out modalities
to partner together.

Should you be interested in this proposal, kindly state your interest
urgently, to enable me furnish you with more details as soon as I
receive your promising and positive response.

Please your earnest and carefully considered response is important, as
I anticipate immediate response from you as soon as possible.

Joe Thomas

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