419 scam: PETER MCCARTHY <ben555592000@yahoo.co.uk> EXPLANATIONS WHO IAM AND WHAT IAM DEALING WITH

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "cashiers check" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: PETER MCCARTHY <ben555592000@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 02:42:40 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: EXPLANATIONS WHO IAM AND WHAT IAM DEALING WITH

PETER MCCARTHY
Investment & Financial Services
London St James, United Kingdom
Telephone=00447876165511-00447981657545


SIR'S,

I SAW YOURS LIES MESSAGE ...

LET'S EXPLAIN TO YOU WHO IAM FOR NOT WASTING MY TIME WITH   NONSENSES===

DO YOU HAVE REAL SOME PROFESSIONAL HACKER    WHO CAN  PUT  MONEY TO THE BANK  ACCOUNTS WHICH I WILL GIVE YOU WITHOUT SUSPECT ANY BANK OFFICER   ????

IF WE HAVE A REAL HACKER AND HE CAN SENT ANY MONEY BIG AMOUNT OR SMALL AMOUNT VERY PROFESSIONAL THEN I WILL WITHDRAW THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN 2 HOURS AND SENT YOURS 50%     ...

I AM NOT NIGERIAN, IAM FROM CYPRUS AND I LIVE YEARS IN LONDON-U.K...

I HOPE to know THAT IAM finally dealing with someone that has real business sense and banking experience then.. You are few in numbers! Many of these people you deal with in this industry are nitwits, and kill their own deals that are easy to close, only because of their own stupid ignorance!

NOT GAMES AND NONSENSES AND FROM MY SIDE ALSO THE SAME AND SOMETHING ELSE==

YOU CAN TRUST ME MORE THAN YOURS BROTHERS...

I HAVE COMPANIES BANK ACCOUNTS FROM SPAIN BANK AND FROM U.K BANKS...

IAM DEALING THE LAST 12 YEARS WITH MANY NIGERIANS PARTNERS FROM LAGOS-HOLLAND-GUANA-BENIN-SPAIN-USA, AND I HAD RECEIVED ABOUT 28 CASHIERS CHECKS BUT ONLY 3 HAVE BEEN CLEAR AND RECEIVED MONEY BUT THE AMOUNTS WERE REALLY SMALL..

THE COMMISSIONS ARE 50% FOR YOURS SIDE INCLUDE YOURS HACKER AND 50% FOR MY SIDE...

IF YOU CAN DO PERFECT TRANSFERS IN U.K BANK ACCOUNTS OR SPAIN BANK ACCOUNTS WHICH I WILL GIVE YOU , THEN YOURS MONEY WILL RECEIVE 100%  ...

I HADLE ALL THE DEAL AND GIVE ORDERS TO THE BENEFICIARY- PARTNER OF BANK ACCOUNTS TO WITHDRAW THE FUNDS AND SENT YOURS 50% BY BANK TRANSFER ...

SO EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT YOU CAN DO....

I WILL SENT YOU THE BANKING DETAILS OF MY PARTNERS COMPANY BANK ACCOUNT IN SPAIN, IN MY NEXT EMAIL RIGHT NOW...

THANKS....


PETER

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