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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • +448712638377 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • lareenryan@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ryan Lareen" <ryanlareen1940@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lareenryan@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 23:09:43 -0700
Subject: Ref:Fidelity Investment Corp.(Business Partnership/Co-Operation)

Fidelity Investments
4 Temple Place, London WC2R 2PG

Compliments,
As a Manager with one of the leading Investment Fund Management company in the World, I have been able with my privilege position facilitated huge returns in our Investor's EMRCP account. Thus I am looking for someone who will stand as an Investor to receive the fund as Annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Marginal Capital Fund. This will be on a partnership basis and the returns will be highly beneficial to the parties in this transaction. Proceeds from the project will be ultimately invested in your country's futures market, stock exchange or in the Real Estate Sector.
Get back to me for more details at lareenryan@gmail.com or tel/fax:(+44) 871-2638-377

Warms Regards

Mr. Ryan Lareen
Investment Fund Manager
Tel:(+44) 702-4071-395


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