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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • +447031906455 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Tom Ewing <cyobiconsult_limited@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: portfolio_fidelity@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:52:16 +0100 (CET)
Subject: INVESTMENT FUNDS


Fidelity Investments International
25 Cannon Street
London EC4M 5TA


Dear Sir/Madam,


I am Tom Ewing,Portfolio/ Funds Manager of Fidelity Investment Funds-UK GROWTH FUND.As the Fidelity portfolio manager, I handle all our investors direct capital funds and secretly extract 1.2% excess maximum return capital profit (EMRCP) per annum on of the investors Magellan capital fund. As an expert, I have made over £49.8 M pounds from the investors EMRCP and hereby looking for someone to trust who will stand as an Investor/Shareholder to receive the funds as an annual investment proceeds from Fidelity Magellan capital funds.All confirmable documents to back up the claims will be made available to you prior to your acceptance.


Meanwhile, I have worked out the strategies and technicalities whereby the funds can be claimed in any of our 6 clearing houses without any hitch. Our sharing ration will be 45-45 while 10% will be for expenses during the process of the transaction .If you are interested you are advised to forward me your direct phone number or send me email to my company address: portfolio.ewing@f-mail.net for discussion of this transaction in further details.


Go through this websites to see my company profile:


http://fidelity.co.uk/pdfs/manager-comparison.pdf
http://fidelity.co.uk/adviser/life/pdfs/pfannual.pdf



Best Regards,


Mr. Tom Ewing.
Phone: +447031906455.





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