419 scam: "Peter Andrew"<mrpeterandreww01@gmail.com> Take For Your Compensation

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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)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- mrsgracekeen@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Peter Andrew" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrppeterandrew@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2014 12:14:16 -0400
Subject: Take For Your Compensation

Dear Friend,

Good Day and compliment of the season. I hope this massage meets you in good health. It has been a very long time. I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting the fund transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from London . Presently I’m in London for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.
Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist us in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. Now contact my secretary, her name is Mrs. Grace Ken ask her to send you the total US $1,500.000.00, which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touched with my secretary Mrs. Grace Ken with your information and instruct her where to send the amount to you. Below is her email address contact:

Name: Mrs. Grace Ken
Email Address: mrsgracekeen@yahoo.com

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the suffer ness at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I and the new partner are having at hand. Finally, remember that I had forwarded instruction to my secretary on your behalf to receive that money, so feel free to get in touch with Mrs. Grace Ken and she will send the amount to you without any delay. I wait to hear from you ASAP notifying me if you have received you draft from her.
With best regards
Mr. Peter Andrew.

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