419 scam: "PETER SETH" <peterseth1@yahoo.com.hk> Dear FriendNSENT & RESPONSEt;> TOYOTA MOTORS CORPORATION INTERNATIONALier ExpressPŒë¸"

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "PETER SETH" <peterseth1@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: peter_seth@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:01:35 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Friend

Attn of you,
Dear Friend,

I wish to seek your assistance for the transfer of $7.3 million dollars
depository made by my patient Mrs. Lisa Natalie Greenberg, she is now of
age and a widow. Her late husband died in an air crash on the 31st October
1999 in an Egyptian Airline Boeing 990 with other passengers on board. You
can confirm this fact from the website which was aired by the BBC WORLD
NEWS: (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm).

Now, I am mandated by my patient Mrs. Lisa Natalie Greenberg, to look for
someone from your country who can help donate this funds to a Charity/less
privileged out there in your locality. And she ask that you keep
$1,500.000.00 million dollars for your personal use in this work.

Please if you would be able to use the funds for this great work, kindly
reply for further details with this details below.

Your Full Name:
Your Full Address:
Your Telephone/Fax Numbers:
Your Age:
Identification:

As soon as you send your information i will send an Application of Claim
that you will use to claim the fund from the Bank.

I await to receive your reply.

Thanks with great regards,
Dr Peter Seth.

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