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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "patrick jonson" <patjon103@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: patjon103@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:04:05 +0000
Subject: Investment/Partnership

Dear Sir,
I am a consultant in my sub - region with wide experience in international
relationship and investment matters. Just recently, I was consulted and
mandated by a female top government official from one of the countries in
my region to confidently solicit and source for her an experienced
industrialist or business man that could help her move out some huge amount
(Cash-fund)to any foreign account abroad.

All replies to: patjon101@yahoo.com


She is willing to invest 50% of this fund in the who to be business or firm
and the rest in any other viable projects in his or her care, based on your
recommendation or experience from the net hence I am contacting you and few
others. Your main responsibility is to ensure the total evacuation of the
fund from where it is secured at the moment.

Should you however be in a position to secure these fund and to handle the
investment desired of my client, please notify me so that I may give you the
details and also arrange for an early meeting where we shall discussed among
others, investment areas, evacuation of the fund and above all the
percentage benefits. If you are interested to jointly work this out with her
please let me know immediately to link you with her.

Regards

Patrick Johnson
Dear Sir,
I am a consultant in my sub - region with wide experience in international
relationship and investment matters. Just recently, I was consulted and
mandated by a female top government official from one of the countries in
my region to confidently solicit and source for her an experienced
industrialist or business man that could help her move out some huge amount
(Cash-fund)to any foreign account abroad.

All replies to: patjon101@yahoo.com


She is willing to invest 50% of this fund in the who to be business or firm
and the rest in any other viable projects in his or her care, based on your
recommendation or experience from the net hence I am contacting you and few
others. Your main responsibility is to ensure the total evacuation of the
fund from where it is secured at the moment.

Should you however be in a position to secure these fund and to handle the
investment desired of my client, please notify me so that I may give you the
details and also arrange for an early meeting where we shall discussed among
others, investment areas, evacuation of the fund and above all the
percentage benefits. If you are interested to jointly work this out with her
please let me know immediately to link you with her.

Regards

Patrick Johnson (patjon103@yahoo.com

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