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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: steve wymer <steve_w004@msn.com>
Reply-To: <steve_w001@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:04:28 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT



Hello,

I am Mr. Steve Wymer, one of the Funds Managers of Fidelity Investment
International. The World Largest Funds Management Company with over $4.2Trillion
Capital Investment Funds.
As one of Fidelity Funds Manager, I handle some of our Investor’s Direct
Capital Funds and privately extract 1.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit
(EMRCP) per annum on each of the Investor's Magellan Capital Funds. As an
expert, I have made over GBP35M (Thirty_Five million British Pounds sterling)
from the Investor’s EMRCP.

I am looking for someone to trust who will stand in as an Investor to receive
the funds as Annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Magellan Capital Funds.
All confirmable documents to back up the claims will be made available to you
prior to your acceptance.
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. Our
sharing ratio will be 40-60 should incase you are interested.
Please email me immediately for more details.

Sincerely.
Steve Wymer
Funds Manager-Fidelity Investment International.

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