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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: Barrister William <rd.w.04@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barr_richard12@yahoo.es>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 10:01:19 -0600
Subject: FROM Barr. Richard williams.





FROM Barr. Richard williams.FIDELITY INTERNATIONALCOTONOU - CHANNEL ISLANDBENIN REPUBLICTEL +229-97312310

My Request
Compliments Of The Season,
I am Barr. Richard williams a Fund Manager with Fidelity Investment South African-Benin Republic Channel Island and I handle all our Investor’s capital Project Funds that enables me to divert 1.2 Percent 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 $48.5 Million United States Dollars (Fourty Eight million Five hundred united states Dollars) has been diverted representing the 1.2 Percent 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 is no risk attached and the funds in question can never be dictated or traced. Our sharing ratio is 65:35. If you are interested, please reply and send your direct telephone numbers to me for a smooth discussion of this transaction in further details. May I assure you that this is safe and risk-free, as I have taken care of all necessary steps to ensure a hitch-free movement.
Sincerely,Barr Richard Williams.
Fidelity Investment South African-Benin Republic Channel Islandwww.fidelity-international.com


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