419 scam: "Fidelity Investment" <fidelity.investment@contactoffice.co.uk> Private & Confidential

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand 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)
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.
- jack.parkinsons70@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Fidelity Investment" <fidelity.investment@contactoffice.co.uk>
Reply-To: <jack.parkinsons70@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 03:12:21 +0800
Subject: Private & Confidential

Registered Office:#25 Cannon Street
London EC4M 5TA,
United Kingdom.

Ref: COG/CEP/FWI/VOL.IV/13

Attention!

On behalf of the entire staff and board member of Fidelity Worldwide Investment(GB),We regret to announce the death of our foreign colleague which sad invent took place during one of our oil drilling operations as a result of Heart failure. He was aged 58years and Single Based on his death, the company has worked out FULL payment of his entitlement which will be paid to his Next of kin/Beneficiary, All personal investigation carried out over couple of weeks to locate his relatives or Next of kin has become unsuccessful.

Since you have the-same "LAST NAME" on his employment form,That is why I am contacting you to stand as the Next of kin/Beneficiary and come forward for his payment which is put at US$6.5 million(Six Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

If interested,The Money will be shared 50% for me while 50% for you.This DEAL is without any RISK nor future Hitch as i will also use my office position to advance and complete the transaction very successfully. Please kindly Send your acceptance email for quick response via: jack.parkinsons70@gmail.com

Thanks and best regard,
Mr.Jack Parkinson
Head of Operations

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