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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 Waddell" <pwadell200@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: pwaddd200@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 21:12:55 +0100
Subject: Good News

Dear Friend,
I am Peter Waddell work with a private security Investment firm in London, I am humbly soliciting for your consent to partner me in a business investment proposal that will benefit both of us. If you agree to this request and you have the capacity to handle this funds investment in your country for me, you will be charge with the responsibility of receiving the funds with the deposit document which I will present to you and also welcome and negotiate a reasonable % to you too.

The total amount in deposit is much and I will give details as soon as I hear from you. Kindly contact me through this my official Email: pwaddd200@gmail.com

Please keep confidential.

Sincerely,
Peter Waddell

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