419 scam: "Dr. Adewale Peter."<dradewalepe@yahoo.com> Your Partnership and Trust.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- dr.adewalepeter@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Adewale Peter." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dradewalepeter@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:34:35 +0800
Subject: Your Partnership and Trust.

(Recovery Of Contract Sum $18.5 Million U.S.A Dollars)

Dear Friend,

My name is Dr. Adewale Peter, the Account Manager of Exxon Mobil Nigeria, I have a business proposal in the tune of ($18.5 Million United States Dollar only) that has been lying unclaimed since 2007, that belongs to a foreign contractor that has been confirmed dead in 2007, without any one putting in claim to this deposit in the domiciliary bank account of this contractor here in Nigeria.

The arrangement is to present you as the business partner of this late contractor for this claim of this contract payment in your favor. Please treat this business with utmost Confidentiality and send me the Following information's below for more details:

(1)          Full names.....................................

(2)         Private phone number....................

(3)         Current residential address............

(4)         Occupation.....................................

(5)         Age and Sex...................................

Send your response to this my email: dr.adewalepeter@yahoo.com

Best Regards,
Dr. Adewale Peter.

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