419 scam: "Mr Peter Clark." <tskfcce@gmail.com> Your Attention Is Needed

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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:
- ",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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Peter Clark." <tskfcce@gmail.com>
Reply-To: pclark39@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 06:21:02 +0100
Subject: Your Attention Is Needed

May this mail find you well? I wish to solicit your help. I got your
contact when going through company directories .Source of your contact
gave

Me the confidence and courage to rely on you. I am Peter Clark a
director in one of the financial institution.There is $90,000,000
(Ninety million) floating in a dormant account that belongs to one of
our foreign customers late: Morris

Thompson, 61, of Fairbanks, Alaska. An American billionaire who
unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines
Flight 261which crashed on January 31 2000, including his wife and
only daughter. You shall read more about the crash on visiting the
below site.http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/ 01/alaska.airlines.list

I stand %100 percent chance to claim this fund with a foreigner within
the space of 10 working days. That is why am seeking your consent to
present you as business associate / Beneficiary to the deceased so
that this fund can be paid to you because the money will Automatically
go into government treasury at the end of this year.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages, 50% to me and
50% to you. All i need is your maximum cooperation and trust believing
that you will handle everything perfectly.

I await your earliest reply.

Best Regards,
Mr. Peter Clark

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