419 scam: Patriot National Bank <unitedstateembassy48@gmail.com> Dear Valued Customer,

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- patriotnationalb@rocketmail.com (Rocketmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Patriot National Bank <unitedstateembassy48@gmail.com>
Reply-To: patriotnationalb@rocketmail.com
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 02:24:19 +1200 (NZST)
Subject: Dear Valued Customer,

>From The Desk Of
Mr. Robert W. McDaniel II
M/D, CEO, Patriot National Bank U.S.A.,
African Foreign Payment Department.
Address: 45 West End Avenue, New York, 12205 U.S.A
E-mail: patriotnationalb@rocketmail.com
Tel: 518-772-1259
Fax: 518-772-1873

Dear Valued Customer,

My name is Mr Robert W. McDaniel II head of operations department for International Payments of the Patriot National Bank USA. I discovered your name and email address in the database of our Central Computer among the list of unpaid Contractors, Inheritance Next of kin and Lottery and ATM VISA CARD Beneficiaries.

Your name appeared among the beneficiaries who will receive a part payment of US$5.2Million United States Dollars and has been approved already for Payment but yesterday two foreigners (Mr. Fred Parker and Mr. Rowland Green) visited my office on your behalf and informed that they were your Representative and Attorney from your country whom you sent to collect your Funds for you because you were terminally ill.

I do not understand why you authorize these two men to receive Funds on your behalf without notifying us that you will be sending them. If you want them to help you process and receive your payment, you should at least get us informed. They actually tendered some Vital documents which proved that you actually sent them for the collection of your funds. It honestly baffles me that you took such decision without our consent.

The Documents they tendered to our Bank is a clear proof that you really sent them to receive this fund for you. I did not want to do anything if I do not first consult you to clear things up. I was supposed to start working towards releasing funds to them because they provided valid documents but I refused to do so because I want to hear from you first. I told them to come back next week to enable me prepare your payment file but in the actual sense, I want to reach you first to reconfirm that you actually sent them to receive funds on your behalf.

Please reply immediately through this email [patriotnationalb@rocketmail..com ] to clarify me on this issue before we make Payment to the wrong persons. I do not want to make any mistake in releasing this fund to anyone except the bonafide owner of funds.

Thanks for banking with us!,
Best Regards?
Yours faithful,
Mr. Robert W. McDaniel II (M/D, CEO)
Patriot National Bank USA,
African Foreign Payment Department,
New York Branch.

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