419 scam: "Mr Peter Omoh" <off_off_sure22@att.net> NICE TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Peter Omoh" <off_off_sure22@att.net>
Reply-To: <peter.omoh@rediffmail.com>
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 14:57:40 -0000
Subject: NICE TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY

Greetings.

We are a Corporate Financial Service Provider in Accra Ghana. We had a customer David Leslie who deposited the sum of Seventeen Million and Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (USD $17.9) with us and eventually died in an air crash (Cessna 500 Citation I) on the 30th of March 2008 in London, England without any reference to a next of kin.

(View website)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/rallying/2295955/Da vid-Leslie-killed-in-Kent-plane-crash.html

In accordance with the UK Trust and Federal Laws, at the expiration of 6 (six) years, his investments with our Financial Trust shall revert to ownership of the government of the country of the said investments if nobody applies as the next of kin to claim the investments. I want to present you to stand in as the next of kin so that you and I can benefit from this investment equally.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement, and I will also arrange the necessary documents that will protect us from any breach of the law.

If you AGREE with my condition, l will advise you on what to do immediately and the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name on the Payment schedule instantly.

MY CONDITIONS:

1. The sum of USD$17.9 Million only will be transferred into your nominated account by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmation in 7 working days after you have confirmed the transfer of the funds into your account, 35% out of the whole sum will be for you, 10% for any expenses that may accrue during
the transaction while 55% will be for me.

2. This deal must be kept secret, and all correspondence will be strictly by email / telephone, for security Purposes.

Note: your private telephone numbers are required. I will instruct you on the next step to take.

With friendly greetings,
Mr Peter Omoh

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