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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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Fraud email example:

From: Tim McCARRON <marontim4@msn.com>
Reply-To: <marontim@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 19:50:23 +0000
Subject: GREETING FROM LONDON



Fidelity Investments InternationalOakhill house,130 Tonbridge,Hildenborough.Kent TN119DZ,United Kingdom.I am Mr.Tim McCARRON,The Fund Manager of Fidelity InvestmentInternational.The World LargestFund Management Company with over £1.2Trillion CapitalInvestment Fund.Neverthless, as The Fidelity Fund Manager, I handleall our Investor's Direct Capital Funds and secretlyextracted 1.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit(EMRCP) per annum on each of the Investor's MarginalCapital Fund.As an expert,I have made over £45, 745,000, 00 from the Investor's EMRCP and hereby lookingfor someone to trust who will standas an Investor to receive the fund as AnnualInvestment Proceeds fromFidelity Marginal Capital Fund.All confirmable documents to back up theclaims will be made available to you prior to youracceptance.Meanwhile,I have worked out the modalitiesand technincalities whereby the funds can be claimedwithout any hitches.Our sharing ratio will be 50-50. If you areinterested,N:B; Do not contact my office number oremail, all correspondence must be on this private box.Sincerely.Tim McCARRON(FUND MANAGER)Fidelity European Fund (OEIC) - Fidelityhttp://www.fidelity.co.uk/wealthmana.../TMcCarron.pdf

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