419 scam: "Isaac Peterson"<shangwenlu@bjlatex.com> Mr. Isaac P.

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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:
- "million us dollars" (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)
- "million dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- anderson.advocatethomas@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Isaac Peterson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <isaacpetersonadv@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 21:34:28 +0200
Subject: Mr. Isaac P.

Good Day Mr. Issac Peterson 59, is a British South African who died with all his family in the Malaysian plan incident in Ukraine last year, may his soul rest in peace. Mr. ANDREW H. HILLS worth 24 million US dollars (24,000,000 dollars) equivalent to (21.578.367 million euro) of FUNDS as a shareholder and investor at Citco Group: a worldwide group of independent financial service providers serving the world's elite hedge funds, private equity and real estate firms, institutional banks, Global 1000 companies and high net worth individuals. http://www.citco.com/divisions/fund-services I am late Mr. ANDREW H. HILLS`s lawyer, advising him on all his business transactions and contracts at the Citco Group. In Mr. ANDREW H. HILLS WILL, he has instructed me to give 50% of his FUNDS to a charity organization in South Africa, Germany and Switzerland in case of his dead which I have done early this year. But Mr. ANDREW H. HILLS still has a cash sum of 12 million us dollars (12,000,000 dollars) equivalent to (10.789.183 million euro) as running Shares and Dividend and there is nobody to claim these FUNDS. In Mr. ANDREW H. HILLS`s WILL, he has mentioned to me privately before this plan crash incidents about one of his good friend in Germany who is also dead about 4 years ago. With all due respect Sir, I like to ask you to partner with me so that we can own or invest the 12 million dollars (12,000,000 dollars), (10.789.183 million euro) 50% each. There is NO risk in doing this, I will take full responsibilities as a lawyer for late Mr. ANDREW H. HILLS on any risk now and in the future I give you my words. Please respond with your full contact details if this is ok with you. Regards Thomas Anderson AVOCATE/ Barrister anderson.advocatethomas@gmail.com

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