419 scam: Peter Odus <peterodus1@gmail.com> To inform you

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Peter Odus <peterodus1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 19:33:47 +0200
Subject: To inform you

Note this communication.

I communicated you last time but is like you did not get my email
communication, In my first email communication to you i wrote about my
late client who died in the year 2010, but i have not been able to
contact any of his relation, I have tried my best to contact any of
his relation but can not get any of them online,This communication is
to inform you that you have the same last with him, and i am sure you
can stand as his official and legal next of kin.

I am sending this communication to inform you about the deposit which
he made before he died, I am giving you this urgent information
because i would not want the bank where he made the dopsit to push his
funds amount 10.5 million dollars to the bank treasury as unclaimed
inheritance. Reply and let me know your interest to enable me guide
you on how to request for release of the deposit.

Thanks,
Barrister Odus Zoba.

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