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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:
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Benson Mark <bensonmark43@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:28:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Good Day Sir, Busines Offer



Dear Sir,=20
=A0
I am Mr Benson Mark,Funds manager, Fidelity International Investments, The =
World Largest Funds management with over 1.2 Trillion GBP Capital Investmen=
t Funds.Nevertheless,as Fidelity Funds Manager, I handle all our investors =
Direct Capital Funds and secretly extract 3.2% Excess Maximum Return Capita=
l Profit(EMRCP)per annum on each of investor's Magellan Capital Funds. As a=
n expert, I have made over 49.8million GBP from the investor's EMCRP and he=
re by looking for some one to trust who can stand as an investor to receive=
the funds as annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Magellan Capital Fun=
ds. All confirmable documents to back up this claim will be made available =
to you prior to your acceptance.
=A0
Meanwhile, I have worked out the strategeous and technicalities where the f=
unds can be claimed in any of our 6 clearing houses without any hitch .Our =
sharing ratio will be 55-40 while 5% will be for expenses during the proces=
s of transaction.I want you to know that this transaction is 100% risk-free=
and will only=A0=A0 take 14 bank working days.
=A0
=A0Should incase you are interested; please email me Your full particulars;=
name, address, telephone/mobile lines & fax numbers in=A0 your reply for d=
iscussion of this deal in further details.
Sincerely,
=A0
Mr=A0 Benson Mark
Funds Manager=0A=0A=0A

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