419 scam: "Mr. Peter Wood" <herhh@bahnmeister-ulli.homepage.t-online.de> Your Response is Needed Urgently.

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "million dollars" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Peter Wood" <herhh@bahnmeister-ulli.homepage.t-online.de>
Reply-To: <peterwoodlim.wood713@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:19:42 -0700
Subject: Your Response is Needed Urgently.

Dear Sir,

I am Mr. Peter Wood Lim, the Chairman Contract Awarding Committee in house and urban development Malaysia. I am contacting you based on our need for an individual/company that is willing to assist us with a solution to transfer the sum of twenty five million United States dollars being an over-invoice sum in a contract that the ministry of works and housing awarded last year which has been completed and commissioned.

The above amount represents the balance of the total contract Value of Seventy Five Million Dollars awarded to a Japanese company Executed on behalf of the above ministry by the Japanese contracting firm, which we the officials over-invoiced the contract sum to the tune of Twenty Five Million United States Dollars, of which the actual sum has been paid.

Could your please provide us with your, full names and address, companies name and address IF ANY and telephone contact details as they

will be used in applying for the release and transfer of the over invoiced sum. Your share of the sum will be 25% of the total amount, 70% for us and 5% for taxation and miscellaneous expenses. Kindly send a response mail indicating your willingness to me for more details of arrangements.

Best Regards,

Mr. Peter Wood Lim

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