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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447045753076 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Les Weldon <lesweeldon@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: lesweldon@myway.com
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:17:45 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hello


Hello,

My name is Mr. Les Weldon, FundsManager of Fidelity Investment International.The World Largest Funds ManagementCompany with over $1.2Trillion Capital Investment Funds.Neverthless, asFidelity Funds Manager, I handle all our Investor's Direct Capital Funds andsecretly extract 1.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annum oneach of the Investor's Magellan Capital Funds.



As an expert,I have made over $22.4m fromthe Investor's EMRCP and hereby looking for someone to trust who will stand asan Investor to receive the funds as Annual Investment Proceeds from FidelityMagellan Capital Funds. All confirmable documents to back up the claims will bemade available to you prior to your acceptance.



There is no risk attached and thefunds in question can never be dictated or traced. Our sharing ratio is 60:40.If you are interested,please send your direct telephone numbers fordiscussion of this deal in further details.I am counting on your sense ofconfidentiality,as it is my desire that you keep this business toyourself. Please do get back to me if you are interested.


Looking forward to your reply.



Kind Regards


Mr. Les Weldon.

Ph: +447045753076

Fax:+447075209877



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