419 scam: "Herr.Peter W Okaka" <petewiliam@tbaytel.net> Lieber Freund!!!

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
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.
- petewiliam@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Herr.Peter W Okaka" <petewiliam@tbaytel.net>
Reply-To: petewiliam@aim.com
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 08:52:11 +0800
Subject: Lieber Freund!!!

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Lieber Freund!!!

Ich vermute das diese E-Mail eine Ãœberraschung fÃ¼r Sie sein wird, aber
es ist wahr.Ich bin bei einer routinen ÃœberprÃ¼fung in meiner Bank
(StandardBank PLC von SÃ¼d Afrika) wo ich arbeite, auf einem Konto
gestoÃŸen, was nicht in anspruch genommen worden ist, wo derzeit
USD$18.5M (Achtzehn Million, FÃ¼nf Hundert Tausend, US Dollar)
gutgeschrieben sind. Dieses Konto gehÃ¶rte Herrn Michael Hartmann, der
ein Kunde in unsere Bank war, der leider verstorben ist. Herr Michael
Hartmann war ein gebÃ¼rtiger Deutscher.

Damit es mir mÃ¶glich ist dieses Geld $18,500,000 inanspruch
zunehmen,benÃ¶tige ich die zusammenarbeit eines AuslÃ¤ndischen Partners
wie Sie,den ich als Verwandter und Erbe des verstorbenen Michael
Hartmann vorstellen kann,damit wir das Geld inanspruch nehmen kÃ¶nnen.
FÃ¼r diese UnterstÃ¼tzung erhalten Sie 30% der Erbschaftsumme und die
restlichen 70% teile ich mirmit meinen zwei Arbeitskollegen, die mich
bei dieser Transaktion ebenfalls unterstÃ¼tzen.

Wenn Sie interessiert sind, kÃ¶nnen Sie mir bitte eine E-Mail schicken,
damit ich Ihnen mehr Details zukommen lassen kann. N.B.BITTE SENDEN SIE
MIR Peter Williams ANTWORT ZU durch mein E-mail: ( petewiliam@aim.com )
fÃœR VERTRAULICHEN GRUND. Schicken Sie keine POST ZU MEINEM BÃœRO-E-MAIL.
(petewiliam@aim.com )

If you understand english,please kindly reply with english (
petewiliam@aim.com )

Mit freundlichen GrÃ¼ÃŸen

Herr.Peter W Okaka

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