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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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Fraud email example:

From: "MR.PATRICK MBALI" <mr.patrickmbali12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: "MR.PATRICK MBALI" <mr.patrickmbali@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2015 22:58:25 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: From : Mr.Patrick Mbali --------Funds Investments







Stratford, London
E15 9DQ
Cell -+447872204722
 
 
>From : Mr.Patrick Mbali --------Funds Investments
 
 
My client is interested on JV partnership with you acting as the manager and sole controller of the investment while he remain a silent investor for a period of ten years.
 
The amount involve is USD71 Million.The owner of this fund Mr.Moussa Mohammed,the former personal adviser to the Late military Libyan dictator General Gaddafi and In this project hewish to remain a silent investor/partner for a period of TEN(10) and he does not want his government to know that he is investing outside his country.
 
To proceed, please provide me with a workable business/project plan, amount you required for funding and the following details, to enable us study it before we take further decision. As a silent investor he do not want his government to know that he is investing outside his country.
 
1-Introduction and description of your company.
 
2-Your Full name 1.2-Your Home/Office address 1.3-Your phone/mobile numbers
 
3-The Type of business that you are running and sector of activities
 
4-The exact amount you require for the stated/intended projects.
 
5-Investment of concern. Please Specify the sector of investment of your interest: (indicate if you have more than 1 choice in mind).
 
6-Budget and volume of investment projected by your company. Please specify the volume budget that you requires for this investment in Dollars currency.
 
7-Net profit requested. Please specify the expected net profit that your company is expecting from this investment.
 
FINALLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SEND ME YOUR BUSINESS /PROJECT PLAN FOR STUDY AND I WILL REVERT BACK TO YOU.
 
Contact me on my private e-mail  :  mr.patrickmbali@gmail.com
 
Let me hear from you asap.
 
Best regards,
 
Mr.Patrick Mbali
PO Box 68614
Stratford, London
E15 9DQ
Cell -+447872204722
 
 
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