419 scam: "Peter"<dele.ogun@dr.com> Hi, this Peter

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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 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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Peter" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrpeterobasek1@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 May 2017 19:12:57 +0100
Subject: Hi, this Peter

Hello, your Urgent Assistance.

I am Mr. Peter Obaseki staff of FCMB Bank, I was compelled to contact you for a business assistance. I have access to a trapped $ 10.5 million dollars in our bank, belonging to a deceased client of mine who died since the year 2002, every efforts to trace back his family and divorced wife in Canada proof abortive due to insufficient details, currently this deposited fund is about to be confiscated if nothing is done urgent to rescue it.

I need your cooperation to retrieve this money confidentially transferred to you, I want to present you as the beneficiary so we can claim it shared 50/50, If are interested please contact me with your Full name, address and Telephone number and private email address to enable me update some internal bank file placing your details as the beneficiary so you can apply claim,for smooth retrieval process of this money.

Contact me directly for comprehensive details.

Thanks & waiting your urgent reply.

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