419 scam: "ACCOUNT VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT"<max@online.dn.ua> FROM FIDELITY INVESTMENT 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:
- "million pounds" (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: "ACCOUNT VERIFICATION DEPARTMENT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <j_camen@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:30:15 +0200
Subject: FROM FIDELITY INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL

From:Jim Camen
Fidelity Fund Manager
London & Channel Islands.
I am Jim Camen,a wealth/fund manager of Fidelity Investment International,- London & Channel Islands. Fidelity Investment Group is one of the world's largest independent investment/fund management organisations, entrusted with over £650 billion in assets & $1.2Trillion Capital Investment Funds globally.Fidelity has 370 investment managers and research analysts based in offices around the world, offering a wide range of funds to suit all your needs.

Neverthless, 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 22.5M (Twenty Two Point Five Million Pounds) 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 confirmable documents to back up the claims will be made available to you upon your acceptance. Meanwhile,I have worked out the strategies and technincalities whereby the funds can be claimed in any of our 6 Clearing Houses without any hitches.Our sharing ratio will be 60-40 in these transaction. Should you find interest in my intent, then call me immediately to stop me from moving further in sourcing for a capable person. Remember to email me your direct contact phone numbers/infomation for more discus
sion of this transaction in furth

Sincerely.
Jim Camen.

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