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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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• 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.
  • 00447045728349

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Roger Bird <roger.kb2@msn.com>
Reply-To: <fidelityinvestment@Safe-mail.net>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 14:57:30 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY:





Fidelity
Investments International
Oak hill house, 130 Ton
bridge,
Hildenborough.
Kent TN119DZ,
United Kingdom.


Attn:

I am Mr. Roger Bird The
Fund Manager of Fidelity Investment International.The World
Largest Fund Management Company with over 1.2 Trillion pounds Capital investment Fund.Nevertheless,as The
Fidelity Fund Manager,I handle all our Investor's Direct Capital Funds and
secretly extracted 1.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annum
on each of the Investor's Marginal Capital Fund.

As an
expert,The Total sum of £45,745,000.00 has been diverted, representing 1.2% of
Excess Return Capital Funds from the Investor's EMRCP and hereby looking for
someone to trust who will stand as an Investor to receive the fund as Annual
Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Marginal Capital
Fund.

All conformable documents to back up the claims
will be made available prior to your acceptance as every arrangement have been
well planned and arranged.Our sharing ratio will be 60-40. If you are
interested,You can reach me by email and I will direct you on what to do and
also will like you to furnish me with your full detailed information(s). Upon
your positive consideration and reply of this letter, I shall give you a
confidential telephone number with which we can discuss the execution of the
business regarding the modalities involved. Get back to me for more
details.

Your Expedite action is needed.


Warms
Regards
Mr. Roger K. Bird
Tel: 0044-704-572-8349

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