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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447924020862
  • +442076812064
• 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.
  • timmc100@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ray.barry@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 03:14:27 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?INVESTMENT=20PARTNERSHIP?=

From: Mr.Tim McCarron
Fidelity European Fund UK
Fax: +442076812064
Tel: +447924020862
Private Email: timmc100@yahoo.co.uk
London - United Kingdom

SUB: INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

Kindly accept my apology for contacting you via this
medium. Although,we have never met before.
Nevertheless, I have every reason to believe that you
are a highly respected and trustworthy personality.

I got your contact through your country's business
interest listing.Although, I don't know you personally
but I believe God has made this contact possible and
also hope you will not disappoint me for trusting you.

I am a fund consultant by profession, under the
employment of Fidelity European Fund UK as you can
verify from the link attached below this letter.
However, I represent a solid interested in investment
abroad(outside United Kingdom).I am interested in
investing in your country with investment totaling
Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars {$12,500.000.00} under your technical and
managerial partnership.

Should you be inclined to be involved in this project,
I will appreciate a prompt response from you through
the above Private Email or call my direct Telephone
line, so that I can provide you further details on how
we can quickly realize this transaction together.

Finally, if you are not interested in this proposal, I
apologize for any inconvenience.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Tim McCarron.
Direct Tel: +447924020862
Email: timmc100@yahoo.co.uk


www.fidelity.co.uk/wealthmanager/funds/europe/oeicsandunittrusts/european.html

www.fidelity.co.uk/wealthmanager/fundmanagercvs/pdfs/TMcCarron.pdf

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam