419 scam: patricia choki <chokipa101@gmail.com> Re: VERY URGENT YOUR COMPENSTION

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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 "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.
- patriciachoki1956@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: patricia choki <chokipa101@gmail.com>
Reply-To: a939020014@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2015 10:52:02 +0100
Subject: Re: VERY URGENT YOUR COMPENSTION

Dear Partner,

I am very sorry for the delay in responding to your mails. I had
alittle internet problem but it is over now and I am glad I finally
got hold of you. I lost so many emails but I am trying to gather as
many as I can though with lot's of mix up. I'm happy to inform you
about my success in getting the fund transferred under the cooperation
of a new partner from Greece. Presently Iâ€™m in Greece for investment
projects with my own share of the total sum.

Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me
in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. Now
contact my secretary he works at European Union Office, his name is
patricia CHOKI and his email address is
(patriciachoki1956@yahoo.co.uk)

Ask him toassist you claim the total fund of $1.2 million dollars (one
million two hundred thousand dollars) in a Certificate Bank Draft
which Ideposited for your compensation for all the past efforts and
attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at
that time very much. So feel free and get intouch with my secretary (
patricia CHOKI ) as I directed you.

I am very busy here in Greece because of the investment projects which
I and my new partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I have
forwarded instructions to my secretary on your behalf to receive that
money, so feel free to get in touch with him.

Once again get in touch with my secretary with this email id
(patriciachoki1956@yahoo.co.uk)

Best Regards,
Galiou SOGLO

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