419 scam: "John Vincent Vilijoen"<jvv@netzero.net> Fidelity Equity Offer.

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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:
- "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 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.
- +447418478138

Fraud email example:

From: "John Vincent Vilijoen" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jocentjeon01@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 13:26:22 +0100
Subject: Fidelity Equity Offer.

From: Mr. John Vincent Viljoen
Fidelity World Investments
Oak hill House UK
Direct Phone: +44-741-847-8138.

Dear Friend,

Please allow me to introduce myself. I am John Vincent Viljoen, The Fund
Manager of Fidelity World Investments.Fidelity World Investments is the World
Largest Fund Management Company with over GBP1.2Trillion Capital Investment
Fund. Nevertheless, as The Fidelity Fund Manager, I handled all our Investor's
Direct Capital Funds and secretly extracted 1.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital
Profit (EMRCP) per annual on each of the Investor's Marginal Capital Fund.

As an expert,I have made over GBP45, 745, 000, 00 from the Investor's EMRCP
and hereby looking for someone to trust who will stand as an Investor to
receive the fund as Annual Investment Proceeds from Marginal Fidelity Capital
Fund.

All confirm-able 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 70-30.

If you are interested,you should reply back immediately and as well include
your direct phone number so we could discuss more as regard the transaction.

Sincerely Yours,

Mr.John Vincent Viljoen.
Fund Manager Executive
Fidelity Investment UK
www.fidelity.co.uk
www.fidelityworldinvestment.com

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