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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million british 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: tim mccarron <tim.mccarron.2@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mr_tim2009@o2.pl>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 15:41:07 +0000
Subject: URGENT



Fidelity International, Oakhill House, 130 Tonbridge Road, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, Kent TN11 9DZ Hello Beloved Friend, {VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE....} I am Mr.Tim Mccarom, Funds Manager of FidelityInvestment International. The World largest FundsManagement Company with over £1.2 Trillion CapitalInvestment Funds. Nevertheless, as Fidelity FundsManager, I Handle all our Investor's Direct CapitalFunds and Secretly extract 1.2% Excess Maximum ReturnCapital Profit (EMRCP) per annum on each of theInvestor's Magellan Capital Funds. As an expert, I have made over(£36,000.000.00)Thirty Six Million British PoundsSterling from the Investor's EMRCP and hereby lookingFor someone to trust who will stand as an Investor toReceive the funds as Annual Investment Proceeds fromFidelity Magellan Capital Funds. All confirmable Documents to back up the claims willbe made available To you prior to your acceptance. Meanwhile, I have Worked out the strategies andtechnicalities whereby The funds can be claimed in anyof our {6}Six Off-shore payments center without anyhitches. You will travel to our off-shore payment ofyour choice in one of these countries named Holland,France, Spain, London, Canada, Switzerland after youhave received all the relevant documents backing youup as the original inheritor to the said fund. Our sharing ratio will be 50/50, Should incase youare interested, Please email me back Or call me on mymobile phone number or provide me With your Contactoffice/mobile Cell phone number for discussion of thisTransaction in further details. Please i have two cardinal question ask you in thistransaction. 1) CAN U HANDLE THIS DEAL TILL THE FUND GOES INTOYOUR ACCOUNT? 2) CAN I TRUST YOU IN THIS TRANSACTION WITH YOURHONEST & GOOD MIND?Sincerely Mr.Tim Mccarom. The Fund Manager.Telephone No +448700111740

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