419 scam: Peter Andrews <jrutten@tschumi.com> Re: Respond Immediately

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447035911470 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +447746808117
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.
- peterandrews435@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Peter Andrews <jrutten@tschumi.com>
Reply-To: <peterandrews435@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:01:21 -0400
Subject: Re: Respond Immediately

My name is Mr. Peter Andrews, Special Adviser, Consultant and Solicitor at Andrews & Kurth LLP law firm United Kingdom.

Please, your urgent attention to this issue will be appreciated. A deceased client named Michael, who lives at 17 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, W8 400, died with his wife and son in a car accident in 2009. He left his property, including his home in Yorkshire. He deposited (SIX MILLION EURO) at the Bank for a project. He went into Mining, Oil and Gas, He was a successful businessman before he died. I'm looking for his relatives. After his death, the Bank began contacting me to present my late clientele because I was his lawyer for 18 years. I decided to contact you because he has the same last name as you and he is from the same country as you. I am waiting for your urgent answer for more details.

(peterandrews435@gmail.com)

Sincerely.

Peter Andrews

50-52 Chancery Lane

London England WC2A 1HL

Tel: +44 7746808117

Fax: +44 70 35911470

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