419 scam: "Mr. Patrick Owolabi" <mrpatrickowolabi2014@gmail.com> Hello my Good friend,

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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:
- "million us 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)
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.
- mrpatrickowolabi2015@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Patrick Owolabi" <mrpatrickowolabi2014@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrpatrickowolabi_3002@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 11 May 2016 12:09:18 +0700
Subject: Hello my Good friend,

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*Hello my Good friend, I am contacting you with the hope that you will
help my boss who is now being investigated on his involvement in the
embezzlement of the sum of $2.4 Billion US Dollars , by the Nigerian
Government for arms procurement to fight the Boko-Haram Terrorist in the
Northern part of Nigeria.I am Mr. Patrick Owolabi, a Nigerian citizen and
My boss Retired Lt.Col. Sambo Dasuki, the former C.S.O, to the immediate
past Nigerian President is being investigated for his misappropriation of
the sum of $2.4 Billion US Dollars arms deal.Meanwhile before this time he
had stashed the sum of $380 Million US Dollars in Finance Company in
Europe.He has given me the go ahead order to source for a credible
business man/woman who owns a company that can accommodate this money into
his /her company and if it is successfully incorporated into his /her
business then he will also instruct me to visit such person and disburse
the fund in this ratio.you taking 30% and he retains the rest but will also
be left in your company account until he regains freedom or serve out his
jail term.He hopes that i should wrap up this transaction as soon as
possible.If you are interested, do get back to me as soon as possible to
enable us set the machinery of meeting and working out modalities to
achieve the stated goal, but if you are not interested, please disregard
and keep sealed lips for us.NB: Re-state your secured Full names,valid
Address,office /home. CEll phone number,a valid ID, occupation and
position.Thank you and God bless,Mr. Patrick OwolabiEmail:
mrpatrickowolabi2015@gmail.com <mrpatrickowolabi2015@gmail.com>*

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