419 scam: "Aruna Karunathilake"<info1@fidelity.co.uk> Bid Investment

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Aruna Karunathilake" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <arunak12sb@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 20:41:18 +0200
Subject: Bid Investment

Greeting to you!!

Please allow me to introduce myself. I am Mr. Aruna Karunathilake, The Fund Manager of Fidelity Investment International UK.

The World Largest Fund Management Company with over £2.6Trillion pounds Capital Investment Fund.

Nevertheless, as The Fidelity Fund Manager, I handled all our Investor's Direct Capital Funds and secretly extracted 1.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annul on each of the Investor's Marginal Capital Fund.

I need your urgent assistance in transferring out the sum of $45Million United States dollars immediately to your account. Because this funds has been dormant for past seven years with my company treasury in the name of Mrs. Katherine Harris, without anybody coming for it.

I would like us to work together so that my company can release this fund to you as the nearest person to our deceased Investor's Direct Capital Funds (the owner of the fund in my company is Mrs. Katherine Harris) who died along with her supposed next of kin in a light plane crash on Tuesday, 8 July 2003. Please believe more by finding out about Mrs. Katherine Harris, at this website: http://codshit.blogspot.com/2003/07/florida-rep-katherine-harris-dead-in.html

Please I want you to keep this proposal as a top secret (CONFIDENTIAL) and delete this mail if you are not interested.

Upon receipt of your quickly respond, I will provide you details on how the business will be executed and also note that our sharing ratio will be 50% - 50% of the above mentioned sum if you agree to transact the business together with me.

In acceptance the following information stated below are required:

1) Full name.
2) Occupation/Profession.
3) Direct telephone/Fax numbers.
4) Date of birth.

Here is my fidelity aggressive website below:

http://www.trustnet.com/Managers/ManagerFactsheet.aspx?personCode=00000306RA&univ=U

Regards,
Aruna.

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