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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
- ls4742247@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ls5728348@gmail.com" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <larrysmitha44@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 13:14:33 -0700
Subject: Fidelity Investments International

Fidelity Investments International
25 Cannon Street London EC4M 5TA
United Kingdom.

Attention Sir/Ma

This letter might surprise you because we have met neither in person nor by correspondence, but i believe it is one day that you got to know someone either physical or through correspondence.

I am Mr. Larry Smith, Associate Director of Fidelity Investment International. The World Largest Funds Management Company with over $1.2 Trillion Capital Investment Funds. Nevertheless, as Fidelity Associate Director, I handle all our Investor's Direct Capital Funds and secretly extract 1.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annum on each of the Investor's Magellan Capital Funds. As an expert, I have made over GBP 8.5m from the Investor's EMRCP and hereby looking for someone to trust who will stand as an Investor to receive the funds as Annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Magellan Capital Funds. You can view the site https://www.fidelity.co.uk/wealthmanager/help/contact/default.page?

I have determined to work this deal with you if you can do the business. If you can be trusted, you would then stand in to receive the funds as Annual Investment Proceeds from the Magellan Capital Funds as an Investor. If you are interested, please let me know for more discussion of this deal in further details. I am counting on your sense of confidentiality, as it is my desire that you keep this business to yourself. Thanks for your understanding co-operation. At the moment, I'm compelled not to issue more details about this business until your positive response is received.
All confirmable documents to back up the claims will be made available to you prior to your acceptance. Meanwhile, I have worked out the strategies and technicalities whereby the funds can be claimed in any of our 12 clearing Houses without any hitches.

Please take a moment of your time schedule to read this and send your response. Stay well and keep me posted.

Thank you for your time and attention.
Sincerely,
Mr. Larry Smith

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ls4742247@gmail.com

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