419 scam: "mr.williamsmith"<mr.williamsmith3@yahoo.com.hk> Fidelity Investments International

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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.
- mr.williamsmith88@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mr.williamsmith" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.williamsmith27@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 01:59:17 +0300
Subject: Fidelity Investments International

From: Mr. William smith
Fidelity Investments International
Reply to: mr.williamsmith88@yahoo.com.hk

Dear Sir,

I wish to express my sincere interest in your services/partnership, could you please furnish me with your most private e-mail address, phone and fax numbers for an urgent business proposal. May i bring to your notice as i have more than 158 Corporate Investors attached to my PORTFOLIO whose Capital Investment Funds are been managed and administered by me alone.

It might interest you to know that I handle all our Investor's Direct Capital Funds and secretly extract 1.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annual on each of the Investor's Magellan Capital Funds.
As an expert, I have made over USD 45,745,000.00 from the Investor's EMRCP and hereby looking for your help to stand as an Investor with Fidelity, in order to receive the funds as your Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Magellan Capital Funds. I cannot claim the funds directly using my name as it will jeopardize my official reputation and good name in the office but I stand the position of making you an investor with Fidelity and you will confirm the funds successfully in your account.
Your quick response will be highly appreciated.

Anxiously waiting.
Your faithfully

Thank you.
Mr. William smith
Fidelity Investments International
HYPERLINK "http://www.fidelity-international.com

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