419 scam: "Mr. Patrick Anderson"<compensation00023@click21.com.br> Instrusting on crediting your bank acount with the sum of $2,500,000.00

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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:
- "to your nominated bank 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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348074642631 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- skye.ban02@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Patrick Anderson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <skye.ban02@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:15:10 -0700
Subject: Instrusting on crediting your bank acount with the sum of $2,500,000.00

Dear Sir/Ma

Please pay attention to this good news, we want to inform you that your
fund has been moved down to our bank, SKYE BANK PLC for further crediting to
your nominated bank account.

After going through the reported files given to us by the Federal Ministry
of Finance, we was made to understand that you have been running into
different kinds of fees in order to receive your fund and whenever you clear
one fee, another fee will occur.

We therefore beseech you to stop any communication with those people if you
really want to receive your fund without going through anymore stress, your
fund has been stored inside our electronic wiring system (E.W.S), meanwhile
you will be receiving the fund inside your bank account within 24hours from
the moment we re-confirm your banking details from you again.

You are therefore advice to fill in the form below to enable us to start
working on the transfer of your Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars today.

(1)Full Name:................
(2)Address:..............................
(3)Tel:.........................
(4)Bank Name:...........................
(5)Bank Address:...................
(6)Account#........................
(7)Routing#:........................................
(8)Scan Drivers License or International Passport...............

Once you fill the above form, kindly send it back to us so that we can
proceed and credit the fund inside your bank account. here is our general
manager cell phone number: +2348074642631, you can call him once you receive
this email today. Congratulation.....

Regards,

Mr. Patrick Anderson
Skye Bank Plc ( SBN )
Office Address: Plot 1669, Oyin Jolay
Victoria-Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Postal Address: P.M.B. 12194, Lagos .
Email: skye.ban02@gmail.com

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