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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: "Peter Anderson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <fcmpeter@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 09:30:54 -0400
Subject: From Fidelity Capital. 96.240.18.2

Dear Sir,
 
Good Afternoon my name is Peter Anderson, I work with Fidelity Capital Management Corp, I want to introduce to you a woman with a substantial amount of money as investment capital from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia searching for a good and reliable person to engage in a partnership venture with, ranging from any small scale investments to large scale investments.
 
This investment could be in any of the following sectors: Oil and Gas, Energy, Banking, Real Estate, Resort Business, Tourism, Mining, Transportation, Health Sector, Shipping, Agriculture Industry, and any other business that may be of interest.
 
Your responsibility is to manage and supervise the project and to have full control over the investment. My client is willing to offer you a favorable percentage of the business based on your agreement with her.
 
I will be able to work with you and assist you in developing this project. If you think you have a solid background and the drive and enthusiasm of making a good profit in any of the mentioned business sectors or any other business opportunities in your country that may be of interest or If you require funding or loan for any business or personal purposes, please do not hesitate to inform me, as my client will be able to assist.
 
If for any reason you are not in the position to assist in this business request, I would appreciate it if you can put me in touch with anyone that you think that may be interested.
 
For any further queries or advice please do not hesitate to contact me via: fcmpeter@gmail.com I look forward to your prompt response. Thank you.
 
 
Kind regards,
Peter Anderson

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