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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: Tim sutton <tim.suttom000@live.com>
Reply-To: <personal.tim.sutton@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:04:33 -0800
Subject: I am Tim Sutton,Funds Manager of Fidelity Investment International



Compliments,
I am Tim Sutton,Funds
Manager of Fidelity Investment International.The World Largest Funds
Management Company with over $1.2 Trillion Capital Investment Funds.


Nevertheless, as Fidelity Funds Manager, I
handle all our Investor's Direct Capital Funds and secretly extract
1.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annum on each of
the Investor's Magellan Capital Funds.
As an expert,I have made over $22.4M from the Investor's EMRCP and
hereby looking for someone to trust who will stand as an Investor to
receive the funds as Annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Magellan
Capital Funds.
Please
if you are interested in the business , you should provide me with
your necessary information such as: Your date of birth: Company name or
occupation: and address: This is to enable me proceed further with the arrangement of this transaction. I am waiting for your prompt reply. Best Regard Tim Sutton
Business Development Director
UK DB

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