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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: William Macleod <william_macleod1992@yahoo.com.mx>
Reply-To: william_macleod1990@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:33:44 -0600
Subject: From William Macleod

FROM WILLIAM MACLEOD

Fund Manager Fidelity InvestmentUK-Channel Island

www.fidelity-international.com



Hello,



I am a Fund Manager with Fidelity Investment UK-Channel Island

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$22.4m 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.



Meanwhile, I have worked out the strategies and technicalities

whereby the funds can be claimed in any of our 6 Clearing Houses

without any hitches. There is no risk attached and the funds in

question can never be dictated or traced. Our sharing ratio is

70:30.If you are interested, please send your direct telephone numbers

for discussion of this deal in further details.



Sincerely.

WILLIAM MACLEOD




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Fidelity Communications Webmail - http://webmail.fidnet.com




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