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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: Mr Roger Bird <roger.kb5@msn.com>
Reply-To: <fidelityinvestment@Safe-mail.net>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:56:31 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY:





>From Mr.
Roger K. Bird.

Fidelity
Investments International
Oak hill house, 130 Ton
bridge,
Hildenborough.
Kent TN119DZ,
United Kingdom.


Attn:

I am Mr. Roger Bird The
Fund Manager of Fidelity Investment
International.The World Largest Fund Management Company with over 1.2
Trillion pounds Capital
investment Fund.Nevertheless,as The Fidelity Fund Manager,I handle all
our Investor's Direct Capital Funds and secretly extracted 1.2% Excess Maximum
Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annum on each of the Investor's Marginal
Capital Fund.

As an expert,The Total sum of
£45,745,000.00 has been diverted, representing 1.2% of Excess Return Capital
Funds from the Investor's EMRCP and hereby looking for someone to trust who will
stand as an Investor to receive the fund as Annual Investment Proceeds from
Fidelity Marginal Capital Fund.

All conformable
documents to back up the claims will be made available prior to your acceptance
as every arrangement have been well planned and arranged.Our sharing ratio will
be 60-40. If you are interested,You can reach me by email and I will direct you
on what to do and also will like you to furnish me with your full detailed
information(s). Upon your positive consideration and reply of this letter, I
shall give you a confidential telephone number with which we can discuss the
execution of the business regarding the modalities involved. Get back to me for
more details.

Your Expedite action is needed.


Warms Regards
Mr. Roger K.
Bird

Tel:
0044-704-572-8349




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