419 scam: Pierre Gomez <pg9847410@gmail.com> Your Partnership & Investment !!

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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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i got your email address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Pierre Gomez <pg9847410@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Pierre Gomez <pierreegomez@live.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 18:59:27 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Your Partnership & Investment !!

From:Dr. Pierre Gomez.DearFriend,Â YourPartnership & Investment !!Â Naturally,this letter will come to you as a surprise since we have not met before, permitme however. It is with deep sense of honor and respect that I humbly make thisappeal to you with the understanding that any fact/s or opinion/s expressed inthis letter is given in confidence and solely for your personal information anduse. I am Afraid many things are going on now in the internet which is the onlyway I think I can get this issue solved but If it does not interest you,disregard the mail but if it makes sense to you, I open my arms wide to dobusiness with you.Â Iam Dr. Pierre Gomez, the treasury director of my bank here in Republic du Benin,I got your email address from internet business diary, and I am sure that youare very capable and honest to transact this business with me. Few years ago, Iused an unclaimed fund {$150 million USD} whose owner has died 13yrs ago and noone has come to claim the money. Â Isecretly invest the fund in a high interest program in the Swiss bank, it ranfor 10years and I made a profit of $15 million USD. I have stopped the programand have returned the capital back to our bank, now it's this $15 million USDprofit I made which is in an escrow account in our bank. I will like us to pullthe interest I made from the investment and transfer it out of Benin to yourcountry for investment project, because I will be retiring from my bankingservice by April this year 2015. All I have to do is to name you as thebeneficiary of the fund in question and have it transferred to any bank accountof your choice.Â Idon't know who to contact, that's why I am contacting you today, I will needyou to partner with me and provide an account where I can wire this fund and assoon as you have received it in your bank account, I will fly over to meet you.I will give you 40% of the money for your help and I will take 60% too. This is100% risk free as I legitimately acquired the fund.Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ifyou are interested in this transaction, please do not hesitate getting back tome ASAP for more details for the fund claim. Thank you,Â YoursSincerely.Dr.Pierre Gomez.

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