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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "% will be for you" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447031963361 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Tim McCarron" <timmccarron200@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: timmccarron9@uk2.net
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:11:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Reply


Fidelity Finance Investments International
25 Cannon Street
London EC4M 5TA
United Kingdom.
Tel:(+44) 7031963361
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Tim McCarron, The Fund Manager of Fidelity Investment international, and One of the world largest fund management company with over £1.2 trillion capital base.
However, as The Fidelity Fund Manager, and chief staff i handle many of our Investor's direct capital funds which secretly moved 1.2% of excess capital Profit per annum on each of the Investor's marginal capital fund. As an expert,I have made £45, 745, 000.00 from the Investor's excess profit and I am hereby, Looking for a honest someone to trust who will stand as an Investor to receive the money from our firm as an investor’s annual returns from Fidelity Finance. All required documents, including a certificate as an investor will be provided to you as long as you are ready to work with me. Meanwhile, I have worked out the modalities and technicalities whereby the funds can be moved to your account within 7 working days without any hitches or delay. In this case, our sharing ratio will be 60-40, meaning 60% of the total money will be for me while 40% will be for you.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, please go ahead and send your phone number, Date of birth and company name to enable us proceed further in this transaction.
I am waiting for your prompt reply.
Sincerely yours,
Tim McCarron.
www.fidelity.co.uk/wealthmanager/funds/europe/oeicsandunittrusts/european.html
www.fidelity.co.uk/wealthmanager/fundmanagercvs/pdfs/TMcCarron.pdf



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