419 scam: "Peter" <peter@webkeg.com> Hello

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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" <peter@webkeg.com>
Reply-To: jsrbs26@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2016 09:29:59 +0100
Subject: Hello

Hi

How are you doing?? I think whoever says sunshine brings happiness have
not danced in the rain, the best way to love is to meet people in a way
that your feelings will be without sentiments ,and also not getting
attracted to looks until you have the heart opened to a good level of
understanding, this is the only way to find such person.

My name is Peter Lohan, You may want to know more about me before saying a
thing ,lets give this a trial, i think we may get to talk and see what
that feeling is all about,who know it could be love, but sincerely
speaking i think at my age ,i really want a happy life now, I want Good
friend not only good,but also my best friend to me.

I look forward for your response

Yours New Friend

Peter

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