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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Edward Evers" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <dr.edwardevers414@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:34:19 +0200
Subject: From: Fidelity Investments International

Fidelity Investments International
Oak hill house, 130 Ton bridge,
Hildenborough.Kent TN119DZ,
United Kingdom,
Website: www.fidelityinternational.com
Telephone +447024017687
 
Attn: My Dear,
 
With warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings, and I hope this mail meets you in good time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not met personally or had any dealings in the past, I humbly ask that you take due consideration of its importance and immense benefit. I duly apologize for infringing on your privacy; if this contact is not acceptable to you First and foremost I wish to introduce my self properly to you.
 
I am Dr. Edward Evers, the Fund manager, Fidelity International Investments London, the World Largest Funds management with over 1.2 Trillion GBP Capital Investment Funds. Nevertheless, as Fidelity Fund Manager, I handle all our investors Direct Capital Funds and secretly extracted 3.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annum on each of investor's Magellan Capital Funds. As an expert, I have made over 49.8million GBP from the investor's EMCRP and hereby looking for some one to trust who can stand as an investor to receive the funds as annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Magellan Capital Funds.
 
All conformable documents to back up this claim will be made available to you prior to your acceptance. Meanwhile, I have worked out the strategies and technicalities where the funds can be claimed in any of our 6 clearing houses without any hitch. Our sharing ratio will be 55-40 while 5% will be for expenses during the process of transaction.
 
If you are interested in handling this life changing and promising transaction of mine, please reply via this email address below and as well email me your direct telephone number for discussion of this deal in further details. Email: dr.edwardevers415@googlemail.com
 
Sincerely,
Dr. Edward Evers
Fund Manager.
Telephone +447024017687

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