419 scam: "MR. ALTON WILLIAM" <altonwilliam1@googlemail.com> Fidelity Investments International

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. ALTON WILLIAM" <altonwilliam1@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: altonwilliam3374@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 09:44:12 -0400
Subject: Fidelity Investments International

Fidelity Investments International
Oakhill House, 130 Tonbridge
United Kingdom.

I am Mr.Alton William, the fund manager of fidelity investments
international. The world's largest fund management company with over
GBP 1.2 trillion 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 £45,000,000.00 from the investor's
EMRCP and hereby looking for someone who has exporting business
insight experience to trust and 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. By send your contact details thus
stated below.

1.Full name.
2.Contact address.
3.Direct Phone number.

Meanwhile, I have worked out the modalities and technicalities whereby
the funds can be claimed in any of our six clearing houses without any
hitches. Our sharing ratio will be 50-50. I require is your honest
cooperation. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
and no government involvement at all.

Sincerely yours,
Alton william

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