419 scam: "JOHN COLEMAN" <info@info.com> RE

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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:

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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
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.
- ohncoleman3994@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "JOHN COLEMAN" <info@info.com>
Reply-To: johnc3994@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 18:58:14 +0100 (CET)
Subject: RE

--
Due to the level of scam on the internet, some highly respective and
Reputable individuals and companies is been giving all kinds of names. A
Lot of legal transactions is no longer recommendable via the internet.
As a matter of fact, my advice is for you to make proper investigations
before you give people a wrong impression about this transaction. This
Transaction is over a hundred percent legal and absolute risk free.

Dear Friend,

I am John Coleman, funds control manager of Fidelity Investment
International, one of the world's largest fund management companies with
over £1.2 Trillion capital investment funds. Nevertheless, as funds
control manager of Fidelity Investment International, 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 funds. As an expert, I have made over £85, 745, 000, and
00 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 funds. Meanwhile, I have worked
out the modalities and technicalities whereby the funds can be claimed in
any of our 6 clearing Houses without any hitches.

Due to the large funds needed for the transfer of the sum of £136.8
million British pounds sterlings, I hereby work out a new and legitimate
strategy of withdrawing the sum of £17.5 million British pounds sterlings.
This suggestion is to enable us have sufficient funds to process the final
payment from the investment company Fidelity-International.

Our sharing ratio will be 75% of the funds for me, 20% of the funds for
your assistant, finally 5% will be set aside for any future expenses
during the execution of the transaction.
If you are interested, kindly furnish me with your names in full, your
contact address and your direct mobile number so we could discuss more on
telephone as regard the transaction.
Note:
Please all correspondence must be through my e-mail, for more details,
contact: john-coleman1@live.com, ohncoleman3994@gmail.com

Thanks,
Yours Sincerely,
John Coleman.

Fidelity Investments International
Oak hill house,
130 Tonbridge,
Hilden borough.
Kent TN119DZ,
United Kingdom.
www.fidelity-international.com

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