419 scam: "Matthew Wright"<info@fidelity.com> BUSINESS DEAL...A HONEST PARTNER IS NEEDED

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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.
- mat_wright12@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Matthew Wright" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mat_wright12@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 17:58:58 -0000
Subject: BUSINESS DEAL...A HONEST PARTNER IS NEEDED

Fidelity Investments International
Oakhill house,130 Tonbridge,
Hildenborough.
Kent TN119DZ,
United Kingdom.

I am Mr Matthew Wright, the fund manager of Fidelity Investments International.The World Largest Fund Management Company with over1.2Trillion pounds Capital Investment Fund.

Nevertheless, as The Fidelity Fund Manager. I handle all our Investor's Direct Capital Funds and secretly extracts 1.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit(EMRCP) per annum on each of the Investor's Marginal Capital Fund.

As an expert, I have made over 45, 745,000, 00 pounds from the Investor's EMRCP and hereby looking for someone who has exporting business insight experience to trust. Someone who will stand as an Investor to receive the fund as Annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Marginal Capital Fund.

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

Meanwhile, I have worked out the modalities and technicalities whereby the funds can be claimed in any of our 6 Clearing Houses without any hitches.Our sharing ratio will be 50-50.

Please get in touch with me via E-mail: mat_wright12@hotmail.com

All I require is your honest cooperation. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement and no government involvement at all. I look forward to hear from you. Contact me with the above email addresses.

Sincerely Yours.
Matthew Wright

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