419 scam: "PETER HINS"<root@localhost.com> MY UPDATE TO YOUR ESTEEM SELF (YOU ARE A NEXT OF KIN TO DECEASED ACCOUNT FOR PA

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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:
- "hundred thousand us 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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "PETER HINS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.peterhinson@yahoo.cn>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:29:51 -0700
Subject: MY UPDATE TO YOUR ESTEEM SELF (YOU ARE A NEXT OF KIN TO DECEASED ACCOUNT FOR PAYMENT)

REQUESTING FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE:
Date: 24TH October 2012.
Dear Sir,
I am Mr. Peter Hinson, Managing Director of FBN BANK (UK) Ltd. I have the privilege to request for your assistance to transfer this US$10.3M (Ten Million Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars) because you have the same "LASTNAME" with Deceased who deposited the above fund in our Bank. I withheld deceased name, until you response confirming you are the right person whom I invited for this claim, just to avoid wrong payment..
This transaction is risk free, as I discovered deceased was an orphan, I shall present you the next of kin/relative of the deceased to enable our Bank release the above fund to your favour.
The information below is needed from you, so I will attached in deceased account file, at the same time, the management shall found your information inside deceased file during their verification to enable the immediate payment.

a) Your full name and address.
b) Your Full contact home and mobile telephone numbers
c) Your copy ID Card (Passport or Drivers License)
d) You're State of Origin.

If you are interested, Please contact me immediately for details, as we have 5 (five) working days to complete this transfer, before my retirement date, due to my health condition. I will agree to give you 20% of the total funds while 80% is for me.

Kindly use your name (AS SUBJECT) on your response to this mail.

Regards
Mr. Peter Hinson (MD)
FBN BANK (UK) LIMITED.
#28, Finsbury Circus, London
EC2M 7DT, England.

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