419 scam: DR PETER WEALTH <pcwealth222@gmail.com> WORLD FUND DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447045728634 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: DR PETER WEALTH <pcwealth222@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <pcwealth2020@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:36:25 +0100
Subject: WORLD FUND DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT

FROM: DR. PETER McWEALTH.
DIRECTOR: WORLD FUND DISCOVERY MANAGEMENT AND PAYMENT BUREAU.
Telephone: +4470457 28634

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

This body was set up to discover outstanding funds owed to Governments or Individuals all over the world through Contract Payment, Inheritance or Lottery Winning Prize Awards.

In the course of our investigation, we discovered a sum of money in favour of your email address and a mandate has therefore been given to this body to contact you for the release of your discovered fund.

You are hereby advised to urgently provide this office with all your contact details which include:
(1) Your Full Name, (2) Residential Address,(3)telePhone number, Fax number and Cell Phone number,(4) Profession, Age and Marital Status and (5) Company/Business Name,to enable us create a payment file in your name for the release of your fund as soon as possible

Thank you.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr. Peter McWealth

Telephone: +4470457 28634

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