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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: "Patrick R. Modoulo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <patrice001@mail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2014 10:40:01 -0700
Subject: Projuct Proposal

Hello dear,

I would like to introduce myself to you first. I'm Patrick R. Modoulo, a young 33 years old man, originally from Timbuktu Village, Bamako Mali. Currently, I live in Senegal as a refugee. I escaped from my country Mali for the safety of my life as a refugee because of the crisis of war that took place in Bamako, Mali in February 2012. Many innocent souls were killed and my family was involved. This site below can explain more in detail about the crisis in Mali.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/photo/2012-09/10/content_15747078.htm

However, my goal is to build a true co-operate and mutual relationship as i seek for your interest to be my foreign partner over my patrimonial inheritance. My father late Dr. Ali Modoulo Douglas, before his death made a save deposit in my name as the next of kin in one of the banks in Senegal. The inheritance assets deposited with the bank is the sum of $6.3 million. I have the test certificate of deposit which confirmed the figure. My father late Dr. Ali Modoulo Douglas was a big farmer in Bamako- Mali, who owned more than 150,000 square kilometers of land in the south of Mali. Also owned a company production scale in northern Mali, that manufactures cotton, cereals, livestock and gold dust.

Unfortunately, he died during the terrible crisis of the war in Bamako, Mali. The rebels targeted and attacked our house killing my parents and my brother. I was lucky to be alive because I lived in the campus during the crisis in Bamako, Mali. I moved to Senegal for shelter as a refugee with the hope of obtaining the release and activity to find my way to live a better life. Now due to the targeting of my family i have to look for a foreign partner who can help me for the release of the fund.

Honestly, I need your help to transfer the fund into your account in your country as my foreign partner. Writing all these entire details of myself is due to my regard in search for a collaboration with a foreign partner who will assist me for the transfer / release of the funds. I will need you to reply me urgently on this Email: patrice001@mail.com so we can move ahead in getting this done. Also don't forget to send information's about you so that I can inform the bank your my foreign partner.



Sincerely,
Modoulo P.

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