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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • willm_10@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: william macleod <willm28@msn.com>
Reply-To: <willm_10@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:33:44 +0000
Subject: FROM WILLIAM MACLEOD



FROM WILLIAM MACLEOD
Fund Manager Fidelity Investment
UK-Channel
Island www.fidelity-international.com

Dear sir

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 and Here is my private Email:willm_10@yahoo.com.hk

Sincerely.
WILLIAM MACLEOD
www.fidelity-
international.com

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