419 scam: "Prof.Peter D. Simons" <dhl_deliverycomp@yahoo.com> Attention My Dear Friend,

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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "international court of justice" (not involved with lotteries)
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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof.Peter D. Simons" <dhl_deliverycomp@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Prof.Peter D. Simons" <profpeter_dsimons@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 23:38:22 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Attention My Dear Friend,

Attention My Dear Friend,
I am a computer scientist hired from U.S.A to work with (UBA) United Bank for Africa (Benin Republic) because of my acquired great knowledge about computer science and teaches theoretical foundations of information and computation.However,I am Prof.Peter D. Simon, just started work and came across your abandon file which was marked 'XOX' and your released disk painted BLACK,which simply means that you have paid virtually all the involved fees to get your funds,but was not released and the most annoying thing is that the African Bank officials refused to tell you the truth that on no account will they ever release this your funds of $25 Millions USD,instead they allow you spend money unnecessarily, I do not intend to work here for long time and i can make your funds be released to your account,if you can only guaranty my security and assure me that when I make the funds released,I will be given a good percentage for my assistance.
Infarct,i have decided to do this because you need to know the status of your funds and the cause for the delay because Africans are very greedy,wicked and not to be trusted with such huge funds,as this is just a mafia setting in Benin,as you may not understand it because you are not a banker and the only thing needed to get this fund released at this point successfully without any hitch again is an OATH OF TRANSFER WARRANT,which will be obtain at International Court of Justice at the cost of $650 USD only,while you furnish me your account details with your valid identity card to finalized the funds transfer within 24 hours unfailingly.
Regards
Prof.Peter D. Simons

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