419 scam: Mr Desmond Patterson <admin1@pgsystem.pl> Hello!!

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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 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.
- d58834766@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Desmond Patterson <admin1@pgsystem.pl>
Reply-To: d58834766@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:48:48 +0000
Subject: Hello!!

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My Good Friend,

My name is Mr. Desmond Patterson, I am a newly promoted Branch Manager
of a Bank here in Ghana, West Africa, I got your information during my
search through the Internet.It may interest you to hear that I am a man
of PEACE and don't want problems, I only hope we can assist each other.
If you don't want this business offer kindly forget it, as I will not
contact you again.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as
the Branch Manager of the Bank, it is my duty to send in a Financial
Report to my head office in the capital city Accra at the end of each
year.In the course of the last year 2021 end of the year report, I
discovered that my branch in which I am the Manager made excess profit
of [US$12.5 Million dollars] which my head office are not aware of and
will never be aware of. I have since placed this fund in a SUNDRY
ACCOUNT.

As an officer of the bank I cannot be directly linked to this money, so
this informed my contacting you for us to work together so that you can
assist me and receive this fund into your bank account in your country
for us to SHARE.I am offering you 40% of the total fund, while you keep
60% for me in your bank account till I join you in your country for the
sharing/investment of my own share of the funds or better still we can
go into a joint partnership venture, I will appreciate it very much.

As soon as I receive your response through this
Address(d58834766@gmail.com) I will give you more details on how we can
achieve it successfully.

Sincerely,
Mr. Desmond Patterson

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