419 scam: "Mr.Peter Cruz" <spam@butryny.pl> Re: Business proposal

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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 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)
- "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Peter Cruz" <spam@butryny.pl>
Reply-To: pcruzinvestment52@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2018 23:40:27 +0200
Subject: Re: Business proposal

Attention sir,

I got your contact from your countries embassy here in United Kingdom.I'm
Mr.Peter Cruz, with Audit & Accounts Unit of a bank,There's an account
with the sum of $10.5 Million United states Dollars that hasn't been
operated for the past 4 years.This account belongs to a Japanese oil
dealer who unfortunately died with his family in a Tsunami. He had neither
a legal will nor a surviving next of kin.I need your help as a foreigner
to claim the money through my advice and we share it 50%/50% with me.There
is practically no risk involved, the transaction will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law in
London and your country.If you are doubt of my person, kindly visit the
victim on:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1368531/Japan-earthquake-tsunami-Workersdig-mass-grave-countrys-major-burial.htmlThanks
as I await your positive response with your contact telephone number.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr.Peter Cruz

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam