419 scam: "Mr. Patrick George" <ogawa@ma28.co.jp> Re: Business Project

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Patrick George" <ogawa@ma28.co.jp>
Reply-To: patrick777george@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 04:18:31 +0000
Subject: Re: Business Project

--
Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. Patrick George . I am working with one of the prime banks
in
London, United Kingdom. Here in this bank existed a dormant account for
many years, which belonged to one of our late foreign customers. The
amount
in this account stands at $25,500,000.00 (Twenty-Five Million Five
Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars).

I want a foreign account where the bank will transfer this fund. I know
you
would be surprised to read this message, especially from someone
relatively
unknown to you. But, do not worry yourself so much. This is a genuine,
risk
free and legal business transaction and a deal between us.

Reply back to me urgently, if you are interested. All details shall be
sent to you once I hear from you.

Sincerely yours,

Mr.Patrick George

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