419 scam: "Edwardpeters"<di7352@outlook.com> Compliment of the day

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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:
- "million 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- edwardpeters62@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Edwardpeters" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edwardpeters@gmx.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 11:03:30 +0100
Subject: Compliment of the day

FROM:MR EDWARD PETERS

Email: edwardpeters62@gmail.com

FAX:+44 203 16 309 57

Compliment of the day,

Based on your Company profile and capability to manage investment and in keeping secret I am seeking your consent on this confidential business investment partnership.

My name is Edward Peters a banker with LLOYDS BANK LONDON BRANCH, (Director Foreign Operation and Credit Control Department) my office manage the Angola Oil sales accounts . I have a schedule of the Government as gazette to undertake the payment of all her International Contractors that executed project for the Government of Angola.

Angola Government has released the sum of $350,000,000.00 (THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) for the payment of all her International Contractors. The government officials who are the active operators of these accounts have submitted list of foreign contractors who will benefit from this payment exercise.

I was approached by this top Government officials of Angola to seek for a reliable company or person who will be fronted as the beneficiary of the over invoiced funds (over budgeted funds)AMOUNT USD$52.6M because I manage their country Oil Sales Reserve Account with us in our bank,Solid arrangement has been made to prepare documents in your favor as the bona fide contractor with Angola Government, all the parties involved are well protected and it is a risk free transaction.

If you are willing to undertake in this exercise, give me your full contact information’s and your complete name or company’s name which will be used to prepare a backup documents proving the source of the funds that will be transferred into your personal or companies account.

If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology but if not, then contact me at once to indicate your interest.

I will make further contacts and explanations to you thereafter.

Thanks for your Corporation

Mr. Edward Peters

Director: Foreign Operation /Credit Control Dept Lloyds Bank U.K

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