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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Peter McWealth"<petermcwealth_d@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: <petermcwealth_d@ir.ae>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 19:25:56 +0100
Subject: CALL FOR YOUR UNPAID FUND +447024067752

FROM: DR. PETER McWEALTH

DIRECTOR: WORLD FUND DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT BUREAU.

This letter is from World Fund Discovery Management And Payment Bureau newly invented by the World Financial Service Authority United States Of America/United Kingdom.

This body was set up to discover an outstanding unpaid fund being owned to Governments or Individuals all over the world through Contract Payment,Inheritance and Lottery Winning Prize Awards.

It will interest you to know that we have discovered an outstanding unpaid/unclaimed sum of money in favour of your name and a mandate has been given to this body World Fund Discovery Management And Payment Bureau to ensure that this fund gets to you without any delay.

Note that a special payment arrangement has been made to deliver this fund to you through diplomatic means of payment or Alternatively Come in person to any of our payment Office in Europe, America or Asia.

You are advised to furnish this office with your contact information?s to enable us open up communication with you regarding the release of your fund immediately.

Thanks.

Yours Truly
Dr. Peter McWealth
Director: World Fund Discovery Management And Payment Bureau.
Direct Tel: +44 702 406 7752

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