419 scam: peter <peterwade001102@gmail.com> Thanks,

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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: peter <peterwade001102@gmail.com>
Reply-To: peterwade30@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 22:35:40 -0700
Subject: Thanks,

Dear Client;

We emailed you before about a Will that has your name but you did not
respond and we were wondering, until we were able to detect in our IT
department that the first email was not delivered to you because of a
network problem.

Nonetheless, get back to us as soon as possible with your details below to
enable our lawyer, Dale J. Hanson to send you a copy of the Will for your
inspection and also give you more information on how you should claim your
Bequest Funds immediately.

Your Names:
Address:
Phone:
Age:

Sincerely, we are sorry for this late notification of the fund that was
supposed to have been paid out to you before now.

Yours sincerely,

Mr. P. Wade.

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