419 scam: "Patricia Love"<patriciaalove@aol.jp> From Patricia Angela Love,

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- patriciaangelalove@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Patricia Love" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <patriciaangelalove@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 19:50:41 +0100
Subject: From Patricia Angela Love,

>From Patricia Angela Love,

I am Ms. Patricia Angela Love, personal secretary to the Chairman of Group Management Board, Group
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of one of Europe`s largest bank (HSBC Holdings plc)
based here in United Kingdom. My boss {Stuart T. Gulliver} has advised that I should contact you on
a multi-million business-deal transaction that will be mutually beneficial to all parties involved.

Please be assured that everything about this business will be done through legal channels and your
involvement in this business will NOT breach any local or international laws, as we have all legal
documents to back up the payment of this portfolio. We need you as our foreign partner to receive these
funds on our behalf. It is crude oil money that is clean, clear of criminal origin and of no lien to other illicit
transactions. We have made arrangement with a Diplomat that will move the fund in containers out of
treasury as a high diplomatic treasure to their offshore office in Amsterdam-Netherlands and we can as well
use online bank transfer method but it all depends on the option you think is safe for both of us. The most
important thing is; "TRUST" once the portfolio containers gets to you or into your designated bank account.

We urge you to keep this offer very confidential and secret from any third party because of my director high
profile, as it is said the taste of the pudding is in the eating, so give this business a positive consideration.
Thank you very much for your gracious and sincere time in anticipation of your email: (patriciaangelalove@rocketmail.com).

Sincerely,
Ms. Patricia Angela Love.
HSBC BANK (8 Canada Square London, Greater London E14 5HQ, United Kingdom)
Website; - http://www.hsbc.co.uk

PLEASE;- SEND YOUR REPLY STRICTLY TO :- patriciaangelalove@rocketmail.com

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