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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• 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 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.
  • mrfrankalfred@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mralfredfrank@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Frank Alfred" <mrfralfred@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 03:12:52 -0700
Subject: FIDELITY INVESTMENT PROJECT


Dear Friend,

You will be Surprised to hear from me. I have a Business proposal which
I will like us to discuss. I am Mr. Frank Alfred, one of the international
Funds Manager of Fidelity Investment International.

The World Largest Funds Management Company with over $1.2 Trillion
Capital Investment Funds. Nevertheless, as Fidelity Funds Manager, 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 $44.4m 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.

All confirmed 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 Clearing
Houses without any hitches. Our sharing ration should be 70 for me while 30
is for you.

Should in case you are interested, Please email me your Full Name/Contact
Address and Your Direct Telephone Numbers for discussion of this
transaction in further details.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Frank Alfred

N/B: Reply To This Email:
mrfrankalfred@hotmail.com<http://us.mc657.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mralfredfrank@hotmail.com>

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam