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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: Hooper Winchester <donhill.ruben@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: winchester.hooper@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 19:22:22 +0100 (BST)
Subject: business




Fidelity Investments International

Oakhill house,130 Tonbridge,

Hildenborough.

Kent
TN119DZ,

United Kingdom.

 

With hope this life changing proposal will not come to you
as a surprising package as we have not met each other before, but my faith and
spirits of interest motivated me to get in touch with you through this means of
electronic mail. However I am Mr. Hooper Winchester, Fund Manager Fidelity
Investment International London U.K The World Largest Fund management Company
with over £1.2Trillion 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, I have made over £45,
745, 000, 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 Fund.

 

All confirm able documents to back up the claims will be
made available to you prior to your acceptance. 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. Our sharing ratio will be 50-50. If
you are interested, you should contact me through my private email: winchester.hooper@yahoo.com.hk
 and Send your direct phone number and
fax so we could proceed with this transaction and please you are advised to
keep this deal very private and confidential to enable us archive success

 

Sincerely,

 

Mr. Hooper Winchester

+447035997884.


 





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