419 scam: "Mr.Peter Frank" <"www."@dream.ocn.ne.jp> Attention sir,

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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:
- "transfer of your funds" (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 united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "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.
- secretarypeterfrank@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Peter Frank" <"www."@dream.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mr.Peter Frank" <secretarypeterfrank@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017 06:19:24 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention sir,

Attention sir,

My name is Mr. Peter Frank secretary to your business partner barrister Samuel Okeke who works in the BENIN oil and

gas then, he is THE FINANCIAL CONTROLLER OF BENIN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION OIL and he retire and working with the Benin ATM department payment center.If you can remember both of you have business of 8,5m Million united state dollars that time which is 2016 and 2017 and that time he promise to give you the total said amount through ATM VISA CARD but because the problem in BENIN and fess both of you did not conclude the business before he travel out of this country and i did not hear from himsine then.I was very confuse I don$B!G(Bt know what to do since then because I am not BENIN citizen and I don$B!G(Bt know where to fined you then I contacted his lawyer he help me secure the funds then I took it to my country NIGERIA Republic i have covert the said amount into cash.

Now I am in my country with the funds but I have no way to locate you it was Monday this week which is 31st July happen to be our indecent general holiday then I brought all my file out and looking into it then I discover your

name and your Email address so I decided to contact you to ask you how can I transfer the said amount to you or

you can come down to have it and go back to your country.

Please Sir I want you to get back to me to tell me how do you want me to transfer the total said amount because the funds is very large I want to work on transferring it to you to avoid our country arrest me because of the amount involve please i need your urgent reply because you know that i have no money with me now because i am a new person in my country for over 35 years i was out of this country living in Benin.

your full ,,,,
your home address,,
your country name.........
your age..........
copy of your ID.......
your home and office phone number.........
your mobile phone number
your company aaddress and branch..........

As soon as you respond i will follow your instruction of the transfer of your funds according to your instruction.

Thanks for your understanding.
secretarypeterfrank@gmail.com
Mr.Peter Frank/ Secretary

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