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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • fidelity-investment@london.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Clive Whittaker" <2008clive02@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: fidelity-investment@london.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 21:12:23 +0100
Subject: Mr. Clive Whittaker,From Seattle Washington.


Dear friend,

I am Mr. Clive Whittaker, Funds Manager of Fidelity Investment
International. The World Largest Funds Management Company with over
$1.2Trillion Capital Investment Funds.
Am from Seattle Washington United States of America, but i work in UK.

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. All
confirmable documents to back up the claims will be made available to you
prior to your acceptance,

Meanwhile, I have worked out the strategies and technicalities whereby the
funds can be claimed in any of our 6 Clearing Houses without any hitches.
Our sharing ratio will be 40-60 while 0.5% will be for expenses during the
process of the transaction. Should incase you are interested, Please email
me your direct telephone number for discussion of this transaction in
further details.

Sincerely.

Mr. Clive Whittaker.
Funds Manager of Fidelity
Investment International UK
fidelity-investment@london.com
www.fidelity.co.uk
+1 206- 339- 7994
+44 778 640 0170

Anti-fraud resources:

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