419 scam: "Mr.Peter Hayman" <peter@absa.com> ATT:IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PETER HAYMAN!

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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)
- "please indicate your willingness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Peter Hayman" <peter@absa.com>
Reply-To: peterhayman1@qq.com
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 07:09:07 -0500
Subject: ATT:IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM PETER HAYMAN!

Dear Friend,

I am Peter Hayman,Personal banker and account officer to the late UWE
Gamballa who was murdered in South Africa, before his death he was the CEO
of porsche Motors.
My urgent need for a foreign partner that made me to contact You for this
transaction. I got your contact from yahoo Tourist search while I was
searching for a foreign partner. As this message might meet you in utmost
surprise. However, it All just sure of your capability. And reliability to
champion
This business opportunity when I prayed to good Lord about you.

Before his death he left the sum of 22Million Usd with the ABSA Bank of
South Africa were currently work as a banker, and all attempt to
communicate with him Family
was no no avail, and he never included any next of Kin on this account and
until now no one has steped forward to lay claims on the entire funds
The Below Link will give you an insigt of his story.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/03/breaking-uwe-gemballa-reportedly-found-murdered-in-south-africa/
Therefore i require your partnership to stand as his next of Kin to enable
me prepare all legal paper works in your name to have the funds moved out
in your name,
and if you agree do respond back to me to enable me furnish you with more
details as to the way forward in how this can be achieved. Immediately you
receive this letter. Please indicate your Willingness by sending your
information to enable us enter into the official stage
of this transaction.For more Clarification and easy communication. You can
as well call my Direct line for further up date +27604603020.Also Visite
our website
www.ABSA.CO.ZA

I await your response.

Thanks,

Yours Faithfully,

Mr Peter Hayman
ABSA Bank
Johanessbourg,
South Africa.
Tel+27604603020

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