419 scam: "Mr. Peter Chang"<mrpeter72190@netvigator.com> Bank Transaction.

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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:
- "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.
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.
- h1824699m@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Peter Chang" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <h1824699m@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2022 15:03:01 -0700
Subject: Bank Transaction.

Dear sir,

I am Mr. Peter Chang, the Branch Manager of an Investment Bank.

I personally discovered a dormant account worth of $32,651,000.00 (Thirty-Two Million, Six Hundred and Fifty-One Thousand United States Dollars) from our late customer during our Bank's Annual Account Auditing.

Since the death of the deceased, nobody has operated in this account till date. Definitely, our Banking code of ethics will confiscate this fund if it remains dormant for a period of 10 years without no claims.

In this regard, I earnestly need your full cooperation in transferring this money out of our bank to avoid our bank confiscating this fund. Our sharing ratio will be 50% for you and 50% for me.

Should you be interested to work with me in this project? Kindly get back to me for more information and Guideline.

Best Regards,

Mr. Peter Chang

Branch Manager

Email: h1824699m@hotmail.com

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