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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: "Mr Roger Bird" <roger1bird@msn.com>
Reply-To: rogerb190@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:45:43 +0000
Subject: Attn:

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 Bird

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