419 scam: "Mr. Peter Well"<mr.peterwell25@yahoo.fr> Inquiry

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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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Peter Well" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.peterwell@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 19:22:19 +0100
Subject: Inquiry

Good Day,

Let me start by introducing myself to you, My name is Peter Well one of the senate committee on contracts, there is an over invoice in the payment to foreign contractors and the money is about $6.5 million and because I want to invest the money in Dubai that is the reason why I am contacting you as an accountant you will help me to invest the money in your country.

I am proposing to make this transfer to a designated bank account of your choice in your country for investment.At the conclusion of this transaction,you will be given 40% of the total amount,60% will be for me.

Kindly send me your mobile telephone number so that we can discuss the details.

Thanks and hope to hear from you.

Best Regards,

Mr. Peter Well

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