419 scam: "Dr. Peter Edward" <williams_adeyemi2002@yahoo.co.uk> Are You Capable (Reply)

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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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447024034728 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Peter Edward" <williams_adeyemi2002@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: johnson.peter17@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 09:34:09 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Are You Capable (Reply)

From Dr. Peter Edward Johnson,
Computer & IT Director
Royal Bank of Scotland,Liverpool
Branch office London.

How are you doing?

The internet has been grossly abused by scam artist and miscreants whose intention is to hurt. In as much as one should be careful, same time we should not allow negative to kill the positive potential in a realistic business. I have chosen to reach you because I felt that business is taking risk, going from the known to the unknown.

I am Dr. Peter Edward Johnson, Staff of Royal Bank of Scotland, Liverpool Branch office London.

I will need your cooperation to immediately effect the sum of US$125 Million (One Hundred and Twenty-Five Million United States Dollars Only)into your account.

You are only require to provide the following information as stated below for the claim of this fund.

Your Full Name:
Your Residence Address:
Telephone and fax number:
Age:
Occupation:
Any Form of identity:

The stated above details will be used to process the legal back up papers so as to enable the Bank approve the fund to you.

Kindly get back to me so that i can give you the full details of this transaction for better understanding.

Feel free to call my Private Phone-:+4470 2403 4728.

Await your prompt response.

Sincerely,

Peter Edward Johnson,
Computer & IT Director
Royal Bank of Scotland, Liverpool
Branch office London.

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