419 scam: MR PETERS ASOBI <p.asobi@btinternet.com> Urgent and confidential business

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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 state 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)
- "you will be entitled to 30%" (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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +22566282306 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: MR PETERS ASOBI <p.asobi@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: mrpetersasobi@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 14:01:25 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Urgent and confidential business

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â I seek your assistance to present you as the next of kin
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I humbly crave your indulgence in sending you this email, before I proceed I would like to introduce my self to you. My name is Mr. Peters Asobi, an attorney here in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. I have an urgent and confidential business proposition for you that will benefit both of us.Â Â
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The opportunity I present to you today which I consider as a "GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY" golden because this kind of opportunity is rare and it does not come everyday, so, I am grabbing it with both hands.
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To go straight to my point, I was the personal attorney to late Mr.Baciro Dabo presidential candidate and a former Defense Minister who was killed on Friday 5th June 2009 by soldiers in Guinea-Bissau who accused him of plotting a coup â€œ you can see that on BBCNEWSâ€ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8084525.stmÂ
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Before his death he deposited $24,000 000.00 with a Bank here in Abidjan for his presidential campaign and he left no WILL neither did he leave any Next of Kin to inherit this fund. Right now the Finance Company where the deceased had an account valued at US$24 Million Dollars, has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next 21 official working days. So I seek your assistance to present you as the next of kin to get this fund transferred and you will be highly compensated.Â
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The fund in question is $24,000 000. 00 (Twenty four Million United State dollars) and you will be entitled to 30% of the total fund. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law or any legal plight and with my experience as a lawyer I will make sure every document is authentic so that the transaction will be 100% risk free.Â
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I need an urgent response from you if you are interested in this deal then I will get you the procedure.
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Best personal regards,
Mr. Peters Asobi(Esq)
+225-6628-2306.

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