419 scam: nelson peterpaul <nelson.petpaul34@outlook.com> COMPLIMENTS,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million american 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- nelsonpeter60@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nelson peterpaul <nelson.petpaul34@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 21:58:12 +0000
Subject: COMPLIMENTS,

Hello,
I wish to transfer the sum of Three hundred and fifty million American Dollars ( $350,000,000.00 US Dollars) which belong to Late Deceased, Thermos Beach. The fund has been dormant (in- active) for 10 years in our Bank here without anybody coming for it. I want to release the fund to you as the nearest person to our deceased customer Thermos Beach (the owner of the account) who died a long time ago with his supposed next of kin in air crash since on 31st July 2000.

I have confidently discussed this issue with some of the bank officials and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to present as the next of kin, whom the funds will be released on a mutually agreed percentage of 40% for you, 50% for me and others involved, while 10% would be for expenses from both sides

I wait very urgent to hear from you.

Sincerely Yours,
Mr Nelson
please kindly return back to me via pvt e-mail nelsonpeter60@yahoo.com

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