419 scam: "Paul Dube"<pdkdmr@yahoo.com> INVITATION FOR 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:

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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "first national bank" (not involved with lotteries)
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Paul Dube" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pd7225@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:54:33 +0100
Subject: INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP.

Dear Sir/Madam,

INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP.

In order to transfer out (US$15 Million) Fifteen Million United States
Dollars from First National Bank (FNB). I have picked up the trust and courage to write you this letter with divine confidence that you are a reliable and
honest Person who will be capable for this important business
transaction believing also that you will never let me down either now or in the
future.
My name is Mr. Paul Dube a senior Auditing Officer with the FNB in
South Africa There is an account opened in this bank in 2000 and since
2002 nobody has operated on this account again. After going through some
old files in the records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money
out urgently it would be forfeited to the government.
The owner of this account died since 2002. No other person knows about
this account or any thing concerning it, the account has no other
beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well that this company does
not know anything about this account and the amount involved is (US$15
million) Fifteen million United States Dollars.
I want to transfer this sum of Fifteen million United States Dollars
into a safe foreign account abroad. I am contacting you based on the fact
that you are a foreigner because this money can only be approved for
payment to a foreigner, more so it can not be approved by any local bank
here, as this money is in US Dollars hence the former owner of this
account is a Foreigner too. I know that this proposal will come to you as
a surprise as we don't know ourselves before. However I got your
contact from a trade consultant here in South Africa though I did not
disclose the purpose of my seeking for a foreign business partner to him.
I have involved a very senior official in the Operational department
and we have agreed that after the transfer of the money into your
account, you shall be entitled to 30% of the total sum. We the officials will
take 60% while 10% is for expenses. All necessary precautions have been
taken to ensure 100% risk free situation on the side of both parties.
Please note that this deal can only take place on the
following conditions: -
1. You will provide the bank account and other relevant
Particulars/information for easy and onward Remittance of this money.
2. Absolute confidentiality and sincerity will be required and
guaranteed, considering our (me and my partners) positions in the bank. All
things being equal, this transaction will be within 10 working days as
soon as we hear from you. Please treat with utmost confidentiality.

Regards,
Mr. Paul Dube

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