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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: d_carney20@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:44:14 +0000
Subject: Re Offer.






Fidelity Investments International
Oakhill house, 130 Tonbridge,
Hildenborough. Kent TN119DZ,
United Kingdom.
www.fidelity-international.com
Dear Friend,

I am Mr David Carney, i work as the Head of Fund Executive Manager with
Fidelity Investment International UK, the World Leading Investment & Fund
Management Institution based in UK/Channel Island.

I have an Investor under my portfolio who died with a closing balance of
$22.870 million us dollars as his first deposit. This Investor died leaving
no WILL or AUTHORIZATION for re-transfer of his Investment and its proceeds
to the INHERITOR.I have personally carried out an Investigation on the
subject matter that took me years to finalize and was made to understand
that the Family or Relatives of the Investor knows nothing about his
Investment with Fidelity and none have any records of all his deposits and
investment with us leaving an avenue for claiming of the said funds with its
interest on presentation of a trustworthy person that can stand as the
INHERITOR to the deceased.

If you are interested, I can present you as the INHERITOR with proper
documentation that will qualify you to have the funds claimed. I will make
sure that we comply with the laid down rules and laws of claiming the
Investment of a deceased Investor in our Establishment.

Our sharing ratio will be 60:40. Please contact me for more detail breakdown
if interested. pls reply to me via email d.carney23@yahoo.co.uk

Looking forward to hearing from you shortly.

Sincerely,

Mr.David Carney.
(FUND MANAGER)



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