419 scam: "Mr. Peter Vaughan"<webadmin@niutmc.com> <B><I>How are you doing today?..</B></I></DIV>.............

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Peter Vaughan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <petervaughan1@googlemail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 05:28:09 -0700
Subject: <B><I>How are you doing today?..</B></I></DIV>.............

RE: THE UNITED NATIONS AIDS AND AWARENESS SCHEME.SCAMMED VICTIMS
PAYMENT COMPENSATION OF $10.500 MILLION ( REF: CODE:02022)

How are you doing today?..

Scammed victims' payment compensation has been approved by the United

Nations. Your name was listed for this compensation payment after

Ronald Gibson Williams and his groups, who claimed to be the

Government Agents, was arrested and they confessed to scamming you a

lot of money some time ago.

It was based on this confession that the United Nation Scammed

Victims Compensation department decided to reimburse you with the sum

of US$10, 500, 000.

However, kindly let us know if you are willing to receive your

compensation payment from the United Nation so that we can direct you

to our paying bank in the United States of America here.

Regards,

Mr. Peter Vaughan

Director General, SVCP

New York, NY 10017, USA

Anti-fraud resources:

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