419 scam: "Barr. Kwame Peters"<barr.kwamepeters@law.org> Dear Friend/Urgent Response.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "consignment " (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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- peters.kwame@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Kwame Peters" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <Peters.kwame@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 01:13:12 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend/Urgent Response.

FROM THE OFFICE OF
BARRISTER PETER KWAME
LAW CHAMMBER,
ACCRA GHANA.
E-mail:peters.kwame@yahoo.com
Tel:+233543604473

Attention Sir/Madam

I am Barrister Peter Kwame, an attorney at law. I discovered your email (address) and information through a comprehensive web search on internet so I decided to contact you.I know this may sound like a scam, as plenty dubious activities are taking place over the internet today. I assure you that this is authentic.I can send you my Identification for verification. A deceased client of mine named Peter R Yan,who herein referred to as my client and of the same nationality with you, died as a result of a heart-related conditions on the 11 November 2001. His heart condition was caused due to the death of all the members of his family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf near Bahrain Aired August 23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported on http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html

I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the money and properties left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance House where these funds were deposited. Particularly, the finance house where the deceased deposited as family treasure, a consignment value ($6.500.000) Six million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars last year issued me a 12 months notice to provide the Next of Kin or have the fund consignment confiscated,and this ultimatum expires by next month.Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two years now, I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin so that the proceed of this deposit valued at ($6.500.000) Six million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars can be released to you and then you and I can share the money, 40% for me 40% for you, and the remaining 20% will be for charity home.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this business through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.As we proceed you will begin to realise that it is risk free.Only i have to instruct you on what and what to do at everytime.Get in touch with me through my email address or the alternative email address: Peters.kwame@yahoo.com , so we can proceed.

Sincerely yours,

BARRISTER PETER KWAME
Tel:+233543604473

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