419 scam: PATRICIA POIKA <patricia.poika@btinternet.com> property

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "transfer into your 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)
- "confidential business" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: PATRICIA POIKA <patricia.poika@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: pcpolly02@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:22:11 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: property

Day Dear Friend,

Because I am a girl and my relative said I do not have rights for any property except am married with a child. They have requested to have My father's bank papers but I simply told them that I do not know where he kept them, Right now, I am in the refugee camp and do sincerely want to travel out of my country. This can only happen when I have secured the release and transfer of the funds in the bank out of this country. This why it is important that we have a plan on the type of lucrative business that we can invest the funds on. Considering the fact we did not know each others nor even have seen before, but due to the fact that we do not know each other that is the reason why I should share this lucrative Business opportunity with you, I have chosen other than to contact you. So kindly consider this message essential and confidential.

First and foremost, Although the world is very small place and hard place to meet people because you don't know who to trust or believe, but as I have developed the trust in you after my prayer to Almighty God I made up my mind to confide this confidential business suggestion to you, I give my trust to you base on the God direction as you have known now that my trust to you is not a risk as you may understand.

I have to introduce myself to you first I am Ms Patricia Poika a young girl in my early ages, it just my urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact you for this Business to transfer my Inheritance Funds into any foreign Country Account together with Investment plans in your Country l will like to know if you are into any business ventures so that you can help me, i will like to have a run down an Investment in your Country on what it will take me to purchase Investment in your Country as a foreigner with Total amount, I will be waiting for your urgent respond for the Investment project and on how the Funds will transfer into your Account, Please kindly get back to me through the e-mail so that l will give you all the necessary details once I receive your reply i will give you more details regarding the Funds and the bank to contact for the transfer.

Thanks & God be with you
Best Regard,
Ms Patricia Poika,

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