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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Mbizala Paul" <drpa.02@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drmbizalap@walla.com
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:35:24 -0800
Subject: READ CAREFULLY!!

28/02/07

Greetings,

I am a Fund Manager with Fidelity Investment and I handle all our
Investor's Capital Project Funds that enables me to divert 1.2%
Investors Excess Return Capital Funds to our Magellan Trust Funds
Account whereby anyone can be presented to claim the funds.

On this note, the total sum of US$34.5M has been diverted representing
the 1.2% Excess Return Capital Funds from the Investor Capital Project
Funds for 2005/2006.I need a reliable and trustworthy person that can
work this deal out with me so that we can claim the funds as mentioned
above.

There are no risk attached and the funds in question can never be
detected or traced. Our sharing ratio is 50:50.If you are
interested,please send your direct telephone numbers for the discussion
of this deal in further details.

Sincerely.

Dr Paul Mbizala.
www.fidelityinvestment.com


(You can also reach me on my alternative mail on
paulpprivate@verizonmail.com)

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