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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: "Barrister Patrick Holmes" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <patrickholmess1948@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:16:25 -0800
Subject: RE

Greetings to you,

Thank you very much for agreeing to listen to my proposal, now i am sure idid not disclose the details to you without your knowledge,My name is Patrick Holmes
and i was a Foreign consultant solicitors Aide to Khamis Gaddaffi the seventh son and the youngest son of the Killed Former Libyan Leader.

I handled several crude oil sales drafting agreement from the Libyan oil which the fund was used to finance the war by the Gaddafi. In July 15th 2011, 2 Million
barrel of crude oil where sold to Danish firm at cost of $120,000,000(One hundred and twenty Million) at $60/PB and before the fall of Tripoli, Former Libyan Leader
Muammar Gaddafi ordered that $35,000,000(thirty five million) be moved to Tripoli and kept in a secure location, while $85,000,000(eighty five million) was Swifted via MT103 to an
offshore Bonded account in China for purchase of arms.

The $35,000,000(thirty five million) was move to a secure location in a neighbouring African Country for safety when the war get intensified, and that everything
is over and then i wish to solicit for you assistance to help in receiving the $35,000,000(thirty five million) hence the people involve has been killed,
any amount traced to the Gaddafi is always seized e.g. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14734420

I am ready to share the $35,000,000(thirty five million) with you in a ratio fare sharing of 50% 50%, at the successful end of this deal, so please if we
should proceed let me know so that we can work on the modalities on how the funds could get to you. I will wait to hear from you and kindly respond using this e-mail address:
patrickholmess1948@hotmail.com

Barrister Patrick Holmes.
E-mail Add:patrickholmess1948@hotmail.com

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