419 scam: peter joe <peterjoe102@mail.com> FROM PETER JOE

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: peter joe <peterjoe102@mail.com>
Reply-To: <info.peterjoe1@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 09:15:14 +0200
Subject: FROM PETER JOE

My name is Joe Peter, in LomÃ©, Togo.It's just my urgent need for
foreign partners,This led to my contact you about this deal. I am a
banker
profession and currently hold the position of Chief Examiner Our Bank.
I have the opportunity to pass unclaimed funds of the United States of
America
$ 7,500, 000.00 (seven million five hundred thousand dollars) belonging
to the one of my clients, who died in a car accident. When no one came
to claim the money, and if there are Unclaimed will be transferred to
the State Treasury from the Bank.So I invite you to a deal where we can
facilitate the transfer of
This Fund and I promise you, 40% for you, as your percentage of time
The Fund will be transferred to your bank account in your country
nomited.
If you agree to my proposal on the business and much more Information
on the transfer will be sent to you as soon as I get by mail.

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