419 scam: Peter Ikey Obi <shop@coppercore.com> Dear Friend

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- georgefrederick7822@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Peter Ikey Obi <shop@coppercore.com>
Reply-To: <dr.peterikeyobi100@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023 23:00:46 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend,

I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that fund transferred. Now I want you to contact my secretary and ask him for a ATM MASTER CARD worth of USD$800,000 which I kept for you as a compensation of your past assistance to me. His contact details is below;

Name: Mr.George Frederick.

Email: ( georgefrederick7822@gmail.com )

Kindly reconfirm to him the following below information:

1 Your full name

2 Your address

3 Your country

4 Your Phone number

5 Your city

5 Your state

Note that if you did not send him the above information complete,he will not release the ATM MASTER CARD to you because he has to be sure that it is you. Note also that I will not be reached by email or phone at this moment because I am currently in Sweden for investment trip with my share thank you very much and God bless you .

Regards,

Yours Faithfully

Peter Ikey Obi

Anti-fraud resources:

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