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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr patrick rodriguez" <patrick_rodriguez@email.md>
Reply-To: patrickrodriguez202@yahoo.es
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:47:26 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Response




Attn:


The purpose of my writing to you is because I am searching for a foreign
business partner who is in a position to assist me with my urgent business
proposal.

We want to transfer abroad $US12.8m (Twelve Million Eight Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars) from Royal Bank of Scotland. I am contacting you in
a non official capacity.

I am -------------------- Accountant, Royal Bank of Scotland During the
Course of Our Auditing, I have discovered a floating fund in an account
opened in the Bank in 2000 and since 2003 nobody has operated on this
account again. After going through some old files in the records, I
discovered that the owner of the account died without an [Heir], Hence the
money has been floating and if I do not remit this money out urgently it
will be forfeited for nothing.

The owner of this account was Mr. Michael D. Owen, a foreigner, and an
Industrialist, he died since 2003 and no other person knows about this
account or anything concerning it. The account has no beneficiary and my
investigation proved to me as well that Mr. Michael D. Owen until his
death was the Managing Director, Sabadell Miangole, GMBH,

I am contacting you as a foreigner because this money can only be approved
to a foreigner with a valid International Passport, Drivers License and
foreign account because the money is in US Dollars and the former owner of
the account Mr. Michael D. Owen is a foreigner. I am revealing all this
to you with the belief that you will never let me down in this business.
For your active participation, I have two options of payment for you.
Firstly you can choose to have 20% of the money for your assistance or you
can go into partnership with me for the proper and profitable investment
of the entire money in your country. Of course, the investment must be
under your direct management and supervision. As soon as the money has
been transferred into your account, I shall come to your country and meet
you face to face to work out the modalities of the investments.

Please notify me of your choice in your reply. I have also set aside 5% of
the total sum $12.8M for all kinds of expenses that may come our way in
the process of this transaction. Please note that this 5% for expenses is
not with me at the moment but shall be deducted from the money as soon as
you have received it in your account.

Be informed that this transaction is risk free as all modalities have been
put in place for a hitch free transaction.

To commence this transaction, I require you to immediately indicate your
interest by a return e-mail to the above address or my private e-mail:
patrickrodriguez202@yahoo.es and enclose your private contact telephone
number, fax number, full name and address. Note also, that this
transaction must be kept STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL because of its nature.

Sincerely,

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