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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: Sam Morse <contact.sm100@gmail.com>
Reply-To: contact_uk0001@freenet.lu
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:41:07 +0100
Subject: Re: Partnership - your interest matters....



Attention:

Do accept my apology if this mail does not suit your personal or business
ethics. Though this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I
choose to reach
you through it because it still remains the fastest and safest medium of
communication considering the details of this business. However, this
correspondence is unofficial and private, and it should be treated as
such.I am
Mr. Sam Morse, The Fund Manager (Fidelity European Fund) of Fidelity
Investment
International UK. Fidelity is a Fund management Company with over £1.2
Trillion
Capital Investment Fund. I handle our Investor's Direct Capital Funds. Every
year, each investor is expected to receive an agreed 18% interest from
his total
investment capital funds which is paid to the investor annually as
their RCP. I
made an average of 19.2% from the IICF annually which exceeded the
agreed 18% of
total investment capital funds. I made an average of 19.2% from the IICF
annually which exceeded the agreed 18% of total investment capital funds. On
this note, the extra 1.2% from the 19.2% is being extracted to a portfolio
account where anyone can be presented to claim the funds.

As an expert, I have made over Twenty Million Great British Pounds (20M GBP)
representing the 1.2% Excess Return Capital Funds from the Investor Capital
Project Funds. I need a reliable and trustworthy person that can work
this deal
out with me so that we can claim the funds as mentioned above.There is no risk
attached and the funds in question can never be dictated or traced. I
have every
detail on ground to establish you as the authentic investor of the fund with
fidelity and all conformable documents to back up the claims will be made
available to you.

Our sharing ratio will be 60% for me and 30% for you and 10% will be
kept aside
for any expenditure incurred in regards to this deal.

If you are interested, you should send your direct phone number so we could
discuss more on phone as regard the transaction.

Sincerely,
Mr. Sam Morse.
Funds Manager Fidelity Investment International.

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