419 scam: "Mr. Peter Boateng" <office------da1960@att.net> Greeting from Peter Boateng

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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:

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:
- "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)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Peter Boateng" <office------da1960@att.net>
Reply-To: peterboateng@globomail.com
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:44:10 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Greeting from Peter Boateng

Hello,

I must solicit your confidence in this letter. I am Mr. Peter Boateng, the director of treasury and bill exchange at the foreign remittance department in the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Accra-Ghana. I have been delegated as a matter of trust by my colleague, to look for an honest foreign partner in whose account we will transfer the sum of US$23,700,000.00 for mutual benefit and further investment projects in your country.

We have agreed that 30% of this money will be for you as our foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign bank account for the transfer, 5% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the transfer process and 65% would be for me and my colleague. Reply for more info; please provide your contact phone number.

Best regards,

Boateng

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