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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447024058180 (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.
  • johntaylor447@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "John Taylor" <johntaylor04@mail.mn>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:41:10 -0800
Subject: Re: Request for partnership


*Mr.John Taylor
Funds management department
Fidelity International Investments


Dear Friend,

I am Mr. John Taylor,Funds manager, Fidelity International Investments,
The World Largest Funds management with over 1.2 Trillion GBP Capital
Investment Funds.Nevertheless,as Fidelity Funds Manager, I handle all
our investors Direct Capital Funds and secretly extract 3.2% Excess
Maximum Return Capital Profit(EMRCP)per annum on each of investor's Magellan
Capital Funds.

As an expert, I have made over 49.8 million GBP from the investor's
EMCRP and here by looking for some one to trust who can stand as an
investor to receive the funds as annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity
Magellan Capital Funds. All confirm able documents to back up this claim
will be made available to you prior to your acceptance.

Meanwhile, I have worked out the strategeous and technicalities where
the funds can be claimed in any of our 6 clearing houses without any
hitch .Our sharing ratio will be 55-40 while 5% will be for expenses
during the process of transaction.

Should in case you are interested; please email me your name and direct
telephone number for discussion of this deal in further details into my
private email : johntaylor447@hotmail.com

Sincerely,

Mr.John Taylor.
Funds Manager
Phone:+447024058180.
johntaylor447@hotmail.com
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