419 scam: "Peter Sands" <sandspeter@sc.com> Hello.

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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:
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Peter Sands" <sandspeter@sc.com>
Reply-To: sands.peter@yandex.com
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 12:48:53 -0000
Subject: Hello.

Greetings,

My Name is Peter A sands, the group chief executive director of Standard
Chartered Bank UK, .

On the course of the 2013 end of the year's report, I discovered that my
branch in which I am the Chief Auditor had Fifty Five Million Five Hundred
Thousand G B Pounds (£55,500.000.00 GBP) of which no body/staff or
director is aware of and will never be aware of, I have also PLACED this
fund in ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As the Group Finance Director
http://ceocouncil.wsj.com/?speakers=peter-a-sands and as a staff of the
same bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am
compelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your
bank account, I will compensate you with 40% as
gratification while 60% will be for me as I may invest my share (60%) in
your business/company in your country, Please If you accept my offer,
kindly reply me for more details.

In course of this transaction, there are practically no risk involve
because It will be a bank-to-bank transfer. Please this is very
confidential transaction please.

I will appreciate your timely response.
Thank you
Yours Truly.
Peter Alexander Sands.
Group Chief Executive.
Standard Chartered PLC.
Skype: petersandmyscb

NOTE: Please if however, you are not disposed to assist, kindly delete
this email in view of the confidentiality and let me know as soon as
possible to enable me look for Capable one

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