419 scam: "Mr. Felix Peterson"<gary@sanhoengrg.com.sg> Good Day!

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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:
- "million british pounds" (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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447045725964 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Felix Peterson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drfelixpeterson1969@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2014 14:44:30 +0100
Subject: Good Day!

Dear,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics. I will introduce myself as Felix Stevenson, Director of Foreign Operations of a well-known bank here in the United Kingdom.

One of our accounts with holding balance of 15 (Fifteen Million British Pounds) has been dormant and has not been operated for the past 7 years.

>From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account a foreigner by name Gerald Stone died in 4th of January 2002 and since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money because he has no family members who are aware of the existence of neither the account nor the funds.

Also Information from the National Immigration states that he was also single on entry into the UK. I have secretly discussed this matter with some of the bank officials and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with.

We thus propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of kin of these funds from the deceased and funds released to you after due processes have been followed.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is a legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act.

In your interest, let me hear from you.

Regards,

Dr. Felix Peterson

+44 704 572 5964.

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