419 scam: Ms Thomas Peace <thomas.peace.thomas@gmail.com> From Ms Peace

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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:
- "million us 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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Ms Thomas Peace <thomas.peace.thomas@gmail.com>
Reply-To: thomas.peace.thomas1@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2015 00:02:22 +0200
Subject: From Ms Peace

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Hello Dear
I got your contact from my G.O.C office i decided to contact you
directly for the sake of business investment between us, Am Ms Thomas
Peace, 35 years old America Military by profession,i work in Afghanistan
for the pass five years against
terrorist organization,

I have made some money ($4.5 million us dollars)i want you to stand as
my beneficiary and receive the fund and keep it safe so that as soon as
am through with my mission i will join you, please reply back to me if
you are willing to work with me so that i can send you the certificate
of deposit and the details of where the money is deposited, the
transaction is 100% risk free and legal.

Your urgent reply is needed.

Ms Thomas Peace

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