419 scam: Tim McCarron <timmac77722@yahoo.com.hk> I EAGERLY AWAIT YOUR MOST URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS MAIL

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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.
- timmac77772@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Tim McCarron <timmac77722@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: timmac77772@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:18:05 -0700
Subject: I EAGERLY AWAIT YOUR MOST URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS MAIL

Partnership Investment
From: Fidelity Investments
International ( London )
Oakhill house,130 Tonbridge,
Hildenborough.Kent TN119DZ,
United Kingdom

Website: www.fidelity-international.com

Email: timmac77772@yahoo.com.hk

Greetings,
I am Mr. Tim Mccarron, The Fund Manager of Fidelity Investment
International.The World Largest Fund Management Company with over £1.2
Trillion
Capital Investment Fund, Iam contacting you based on my personal interest to
develop a mutual business relationship with you in your country.

l have a mutual beneficial business transaction valued at the tune of
(£45,745.00m) which l will like to introduce to you and this will be a joint
venture investment there in your country .

In View of this foregoing issue l will like to receive your response for me to
release the details and nature of this transaction, your phone number will be
most important to me for an oral discussion on this issue. Please in case you
are not interested do inform me quickly so that l will solicit for another
business partner on this regards.Waiting to hear from you urgently as it
demands.
(NB) Your response is very urgent on this matter.

Thanks
Best Regards,
Mr. Tim McCarron

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