419 scam: Patrick Manko <pat2manko@yahoo.com> Dear 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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- henryezee@mynet.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Patrick Manko <pat2manko@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: henryezee@mynet.com
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:23:31 +0200
Subject: Dear Good friend

From Patrick Manko

Dear Good friend

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?, You may not
understand why this mail came to you.But if you do not remember me or my
colleague, you might have received an email from us in the past regarding a
million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded with you. I am using
this opportunity to inform you that this million-dollar business has been
concluded with the assistance of another partner from United Kingdom (London)
who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion. I thank you for
your great
effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one
reason or
the other best known to you.

But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of
the Africa to my new partner's account in UK who assisted me in this great
venture but now I am in China for business mission, Due to your effort then,
sincerity, courage and trust worthiness shown during the course of the
transaction.I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to you with the sum
of $500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand united State Dollars Only)

My dear friend I will like you to contact my secretary Mr. Henry Eze, on his
direct email address at:( henryezee@mynet.com ) for the collection of your
bank draft.I authorized him to release the Bank Draft to you whenever you
contact him regarding it. At the moment, I'm very busy here in China
because of
the investment projects, which I and my new partner are having at
hand.Please I
will like you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the
bottom of
my heart,Also comply with Henry Eze's directives so that he will send
the draft
to you without any delay.

CONTACT: Henry Eze
Email: henryezee@mynet.com

Therefore, you should contact him and send him your telephone number/your
current mailing address,{Home or Office} where you want him to send
the draft to
you.

Thanks and God bless you and your family.

Mr. Patrick Manko

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