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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" <patrickjos09@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 16:52:09 -0700
Subject: Good Day

Dear Friend,

Sorry to invade your privacy. I know this message might meet you in
utmost surprise; however, it's just my urgent need for a foreign
partner that made me contact you for this mutually beneficial business
when searching for a good and reliable and trustworthy person. I got
your contact email address from a Business directory and decided to
connect you to this transaction that is based on trust and your
understanding.

I am Mr. Patrick Joseph I work with the African Development Bank ADB
Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso, I would like to know if this proposal will
be worthwhile for your acceptance have a Foreign Customer, Paul-Louis
Halley from France who was an Investor, Crude Oil Merchant and Federal
Government Contractor, he was a victim with Socata TBM 700 killing 6
people crashed on 6 December 2003 near Paris leaving a closing
balance of $27.5 Million United States Dollars in one of his Private
US dollar Account that was been managed by me as his Customer's
Account Officer.

Base on my security report, these funds can be claimed without any
hitches as no one is aware of the funds and it's closing balance
except me and the customer who is (Now Deceased) therefore, I can
present you as the Next of Kin and we will work out the modalities for
the claiming of the funds in accordance with the law.

Now, if you are interested and really sure of your trustworthy,
accountability and confidentiality on this transaction without
disappointment, you can contact me immediately so I will let you know
the next steps to follow, and our sharing ratio will be 60% for me and
35% for you, While 5% will be for the necessary expenses that might
occur along the line and this transaction is 100% risky free.

I expect your reply.

Sincerely,
Mr.Patrick Joseph.

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