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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: "Mr. Tim MCcrron" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <timmac77772@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:39:34 +0100
Subject: I EAGERLY AWAIT YOUR MOST URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS MAIL

Greetings,
I am a Fund Manager with Fidelity Investment UK. The world largest funds management company with over $1.2 Trillion Capital Investment Funds. As a fund manager, I handle all our Investor's Capital Project Funds that enables me to divert 1.2% Investors Excess Return Capital Funds to our Magellan Trust Funds Account whereby anyone can be presented to claim the funds. I have more than 158 Corporate Investors attached to my PORTFOLIO whose Capital Investment Funds are been managed and administered by me. This Capital Investment Funds has a value of US$244Billion FIXED.
The $244billion is been used for trading in Stock Market, Crude Oil and Lending
with Profit Returns. Every Year, each Corporate Investor is expected to receive 20% interest from his total Investment Capital Funds which is paid to the Investor annually as their Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) However, I made average of 21.2% from the Investor's Investment Capital Funds annuallywhich have exceeded our targeted 20% of total Investment Capital Funds. On this note, the extra 1.2% from the
21.2% is been retained by me as my personal profits for managing the Capital Investment. In the other hands, I cannot claim this funds without presenting someone to stand as an Investor otherwise our Establishment will convert the funds into the Company's Treasury.. This is why am establishing a personal contact with you to pull
this through.

In view of the above, the total sum of US$60.5M has been diverted representing the 1.2% Excess Return Capital Funds from the Investor Capital Project Funds for 2007/2008. I need a reliable and trustworthy person that can work this deal out with me so that we can claim the funds as mentioned above. There is no risk attached and the funds in question can never be dictated or traced. Having established this communication, If you can be trusted, you would then stand in as an Investor to receive the funds as Annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Magellan Capital Funds. I have determined to work this deal with you if you can do the business. At the moment, I'm compelled not to issue more details about this business until your positive response is received.I am counting on your sense of confidentiality,as it is my desire that you keep this business to yourself.
Anticipating to hearing from you. reply to my confidential email : timmac77772@yahoo.com.hk

Warmest Regards,
Tim McCarron.
Funds Manager of Fidelity
Investment International.
www.fidelity.co.uk/wealthmanager/funds/europe/oeicsandunittrusts/european.html

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