419 scam: "Stevenson Greg"<stevensongreg@sify.com> FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL PLAN

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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 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.
- +447045764981 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Stevenson Greg" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <stevensongreg1@qatar.io>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:09:21 +0200
Subject: FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL PLAN

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL PLAN
Attention:
I am Mr. Stevenson Greg ,Associate Director of Fidelity International Investments London, The World Largest Funds management with over $1.2Trillion Capital Investment Funds. Nevertheless, as Fidelity Funds Manager, I handle all our investors Direct Capital Fund and secretly extracted 3.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annum on each of investor's Magellan Capital Funds. As an expert, I have made over US$15, 745, 000, 00 from the investor's EMCRP and hereby contact you to stand as an investor to receive the funds as annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Magellan Capital Funds.
All conformable documents to back up this claim will be made available to you prior to your acceptance. Meanwhile, I have worked out the strategic and technicalities where the funds can be claimed in any of our 6 clearing houses without any hitch. I am offering you 40% of the total money for your partnership in this business while 60% for me.
If you are interested in handling this life changing and promising transaction of mine, Please get back to me through email and include your direct telephone number in the mail for discussion of this transaction in details. Best Regards,
Stevenson Greg Associate Director
Fidelity Investments International
Direct telephone No: + 44 704 5764 981

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