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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 Joseph" <mrpatrickjo08@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:35:52 -0800
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Sir/Madam,

Although you might be apprehensive about my email as we have never met
before. I am Mr.Patrick Joseph, a Banker and Head of Operations with
Bank here in Burkina Faso West Africa. During our last banking audits,
we discovered that an account abandoned belongs to one of our deceased
foreign clients, Mr. Wang Jian, co-founder and co-chair of the HNA
Group, a conglomerate Chinese with important real estate properties
throughout the US. in an accident during a business trip in France on
Tuesday.

Go to this link:
ttps://observer.com/2018/07/wang-jian-hna-founder-dies-tragic-fall/

I got your contact from a internet search while I was searching for a
foreign partner. I am assured of your capability and reliability to
champion this business opportunity when I prayed about you. I am
writing to request your assistance to transfer the sum of
$10.500,000.00 Million Dollars currently in my branch, there were no
beneficiary stated concerning these funds which means no one would
ever come to claim it, and its counts as Wang Jian's last foreign
business partner. Can we work together? which I plan use the fund to
invest in public benefit as follows.

1. Establish an orphanage home to help orphaned children.
2. Build a hospital to help the poor.
3. Build an asylum for the elderly and homeless.

Meanwhile, before contacting you, I did an investigation to locate one
of the relatives of the late Mr. Wang Jian who knows the account, but
I didn't succeed. However, I took this decision to support orphans and
less privileged children with this fund, because I don't want this
fund transferred to our Account of Government treasury as an unclaimed
fund. I am willing to offer you the 50% of the fund for your support
and assistant to transfer the fund to your account. More detailed
information will be sent to the desegregation explaining how the fund
will be transferred to you.

Waiting for your urgent response.

Thanks,
Mr. Patrick Joseph.

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