419 scam: "Pierre Duvivi" <dpierre10@hotmail.com> WAITING FOR YOUR 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:

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:
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Pierre Duvivi" <dpierre10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jude.pierre@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 02:43:17 -0400
Subject: WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE

Hello Dear,

I get your email during my research for an honest and trust worthy person who can work with me . I am Mr. Pierre , I'm work as Agent to the late Muammar Gaddafi of Libya. I will make everything brief and go straight to my point of proposal to you.

Late Muammar el-Qaddafi, Before a revolt pushed him from power in August 2011, He trusted me and instructed me to purchase ammunition from his Russia business men with some funds. This fund was deposited in a secret finance house, I came to London in preparation of going to Russia before he was captured and killed, right now I am the only one who knows about this fund.

My proposal to you is work with me so that the fund can be transfer to your account/custody. I have served this man for all my life time, losing my wife and my family in the war, I would have been also dead if it was not me that he sent to go for this mission, therefore sending me out of Libya to go and purchase ammunition saved my life but the lives of my loved ones are gone as I have no one left in my family except me, I am also very lucky that my dealings with him are top priority secret because no one in this World expect me / him and you that I'm revealing this secret now knows and that makes every thing possible for the claim. This is a top secret.

I have no idea of any business because i have not been into business before. I prefer the fund be invested into property in your country or in any other area of your choice in the areas of your expertise of business. Details of the said funds will be revealed to you upon receiving a confirmatory email from you

Regards
Pierre
http://news.yahoo.com/libya-moammar-gadhafis-billions-may-unaccounted-154537573.html

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