419 scam: David Pat <"david."@dune.ocn.ne.jp> CONFIDENTIAL DEAL

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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)
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin 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.
- davpati64@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David Pat <"david."@dune.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: David Pat <davpati64@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 19:26:03 +0900 (JST)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL DEAL

Dear Friend

I sincerely ask for forgiveness; I know this may seem like a complete intrusion to your privacy but right now this is my option of communication. This mail might come to you as a surprise and the temptation to ignore it as unserious could come into your mind; but please consider it as a divine wish and accept it with a deep sense of humility.

I am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach of starting a relationship. I am David Pat, the personal account officer to one Late Paul Cao a citizen of USA who had a fixed deposit with my bank here in United Kingdom in 2010 for 36 calendar months,valued at GBP{$B!r(B7,500,000.00} the due date for this deposit contract was in November 2013.Sadly"Paul Cao was among the death victims in the march 11th 2011 Earthquake disaster in Japan,He was in Japan on a business trip when the Earthquake happened.

My contact for you is to assist me receive the fund ($B!r(B7,500,000.00 GBP) Seven million five hundred thousand Pound sterling from Natwest Bank here in London to your country. Firstly, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction. This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential. I am sure and have confidence of your ability and reliability to prosecute a transaction of this great magnitude. I solicit your assistance to enable us transfer the said amount into your safe account for onward investment.

All my effort to find/or see any one who knows the family of Paul Cao crashed to an endless road, that threw up a new Ideas that brought this contact with you, as long as you will remain honest to me till the end of this important business trusting in you and believing that you will never let me down either now or in future because this business is my life. The owner of this money is my client

and no other person knows about this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary, As a matter of fact, that is why I have been looking for a means to handle the situation, because if my Bank Directors happens to know that"Paul Cao do not have any beneficiary to the fund,they will take the funds for their personal use,so I don't want such to happen.That was why I am now seeking your co-operation to present you as beneficiary to the account, the bank head quarters will approve the transfer of the funds in your name because I will give you thing that qualifies you to stand as the beneficiary of Paul.

{1} Your Name,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

{2} your Telephone No,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

{3} Your Occupation,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

{4} Your Country,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

{5}Your Age,,,,,,,,,,,

Please reply to this email address: davpati64@gmail.com,

BEST REGARDS

Mr.David Pat.

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