419 scam: "regards" <mr.kelvinbheki1@gmail.com> From : Mr.Patrick

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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!

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447872204722
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.
- mr.patrickmbali@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "regards" <mr.kelvinbheki1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.patrickmbali@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 23:53:56 +1300 (NZDT)
Subject: From : Mr.Patrick

>From : Mr.Patrick Mbali --------Funds Investments

My client is interested on JV partnership with you acting as the manager
and sole
controller of the investment while he remain a silent investor for a
period of ten
years.

The amount involve is USD71 Million.The owner of this fund Mr.Moussa
Mohammed,the
former personal adviser to the Late military Libyan dictator General
Gaddafi and In
this project hewish to remain a silent investor/partner for a period of
TEN(10) and
he does not want his government to know that he is investing outside his
country.

To proceed, please provide me with a workable business/project plan,
amount you
required for funding and the following details, to enable us study it
before we take
further decision. As a silent investor he do not want his government to
know that he
is investing outside his country.

1-Introduction and description of your company.

2-Your Full name 1.2-Your Home/Office address 1.3-Your phone/mobile numbers

3-The Type of business that you are running and sector of activities

4-The exact amount you require for the stated/intended projects.

5-Investment of concern. Please Specify the sector of investment of your
interest:
(indicate if you have more than 1 choice in mind).

6-Budget and volume of investment projected by your company. Please
specify the
volume budget that you requires for this investment in Dollars currency.

7-Net profit requested. Please specify the expected net profit that your
company is
expecting from this investment.

FINALLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SEND ME YOUR BUSINESS /PROJECT PLAN FOR
STUDY AND I
WILL REVERT BACK TO YOU.

Contact me on my private e-mail : mr.patrickmbali@gmail.com

Let me hear from you asap.

Best regards,

Mr.Patrick Mbali
PO Box 68614
Stratford, London
E15 9DQ
Cell -+447872204722

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