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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: "Mr.Patrick Joseph" <mrpatrick045@o2.pl>
Reply-To: mrpatrickj4@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 13:19:34 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: ATTENTION AND GREETING




ATTENTION AND GREETING  DEAR SIR/MADAM,

MY NAME IS MR.PATRICK JOSEPH, THE MANAGER, CREDIT AND FOREIGN BILLS OF AFRICANDEVELOPMENT BANK BURKINA FASO . I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGNCUSTOMER WHO PERISHED IN A PLANE FLIGHT 990 - EGYPTAIR WITH THE WHOLEPASSENGERS ABOARD.

SINCE THE DESMISAL OF THIS OUR CUSTOMER, I PERSONALLY HAS WATCHED WITH KEENINTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COMETO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF $13,500.000.USD, [THIRTEEN-MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITEDSTATES DOLLARS ONLY] WHICH HAS BEE N WITH MY BRANCH FOR A VERY LONG TIME.ONTHIS NOTE, I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KINAS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN.AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOESNOTALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, BECAUSE MONEY WILL BE RECALLEDTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED AFTER THIS PERIOD.

IN VIEW OF THIS I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH A TRADE JOURNAL IF YOU CAN STAND ASNEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED. I WILL GIVE YOU 40% OF THE TOTAL. UPON THE RECEIPTOF YOUR RESPONSE, I WILL SEND YOU BY E-MAIL THE APPLICATION, BANK'S FAX NUMBERAND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.

I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS HITCH FREE AND THATYOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS ALL MODALITIES FOR FUND TRANSFER CAN BEFINALIZED WITHIN FIVE BANKING DAYS, AFTER YOU APPLY TO THE BANK AS A RELATIONTO THE DECEASED.

WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER. KINDLY SEND ME AN E-MAIL SIGNIFYING YOURDECISIONINCLUDING FULL NAME, YOUR PRIVATE TE L/FAX, OCCUPATIONS, DATE OF BIRTH, COUNTRYOF RESIDENCE, YOUR COMPANY'S NAME AND FULL ADDRESS NUMBERS FOR COMMUNICATION.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED.
MR.PATRICK JOSEPH

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