419 scam: "Mr.Patrick Moore" <mr.patrick1465@msn.com> GOOD 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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million pounds" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Patrick Moore" <mr.patrick1465@msn.com>
Reply-To: <patrickmoore@yahoo.cn>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:17:08 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY

The Presently Chief Auditor,
Lloyds TSB
Group Plc
25

Gresham Street , London EC2V 7HN
www.lloydsbankinggroup.com

Good

Day ,

I am
Mr.Patrick Moore, The Presently Chief Auditor, Lloyds Banking Group Plc,
Main Branch here in London.I
know this mail will come to you as a surprise since we have not meet or
had a previous correspondence please bear with me,I will really like to
have a good Cooperation with you, and I have a special reason why I
decided to write you because of the urgency of this transaction. It
gives me more joy because I do believe that we both have to be
open-minded and sincere as to know each other very well.

I have only written to seek your indulgence
and trustful.On a routine inspection I discovered a dormant account
with a Balance of (£20,000,000.00).Twenty Million
Pounds Sterlings, On Further investigation, I also discovered that the
account holder is Late Mr.John Shumejda, an American Citizen, the Chief
Executive Officer (CEO). Agco, the Global Agricultural
Equipment Manufacturer, he died in Plane crash at Birmingham Airport on
4th Jan, 2002.

He
died leaving no beneficiary to the account, and the bank will approve
this money to any foreigner who have information about this account
which I will give to you. because the former operator of this account
is a foreigner from Florida in American and I am certainly sure that he
is dead and nobody will come to claim this money again. Therefore I
need your full cooperation in this transaction, I will provide all the
necessary information needed in order to claim this money, I want to
assured you that this transfer is 100% risk free.

Thus, for
your indulgence and support(morally, financially etc.) I propose an
offer of 40% of the total amount to be yours after the transfer has
been successfully concluded. Kindly reply to my private E-mail via: (chiefauditor@live.co.uk),
stating your interest and I shall furnish you with more details and
necessary procedure with which to make the transfer done.And after I
and my family will visit your country for an investment.

Thanks
and God bless.
Sincerely yours,

Mr.Patrick Moore

E-mail:chiefauditor@live.co.uk
Website:www.lloydsbankinggroup.com
Chief Auditor, Lloyds Banking Group Plc

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