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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: Williams Richard <manoowarboys@msn.com>
Reply-To: <williams_rd22@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:30:31 +0000
Subject: Fidelity Investments International



Fidelity Investments International
Oak hill house,130 Ton bridge,
Hilden borough.Kent TN119DZ,
United Kingdom.
www.fidelityinternational.co.uk

Dear Friend,

I am Williams Richard, The Fund Manager of Fidelity Investment International. The World Largest Fund Management Company with over £147.2 Billion Capital Investment Fund. Nevertheless, as The Fidelity Fund Manager, I handle all our Investor's Direct Capital Funds and noted an excess surplus been extracted of 1.2% being the returns on Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annum on each of the Investor's Marginal Capital Fund.

As an expert, I have made over £45, 500, 000. 00, [Forty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Only] from the Investor's EMRCP and these funds are genuine and legitimate. I am 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 legal confirm able documents to back up the claims in your name as the rightful beneficiary to received this funds as one of our rightful Investors, will be made ready from our legal department accordingly and it will be available to you prior to your acceptance to this proposal.

This transaction is free from any form of risk and troubles. The fund is legitimate and does not originate from drug trafficking, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act. Mean while I have worked out the modalities and technicalities whereby the funds can be claimed in any of our 6 clearing Houses without any hitches. Our sharing ratio will be Equal to both of us at the end of the Deal, which is 50% for you as my foreign partner and 50% for me. If you are interested, I advise you to send your reply through email immediately to me, in other for me to furnish you with more details of this mutual investments for your better understanding.

I await your urgent and immediate response soonest for us to proceed mutually. Thank You.

Yours Sincerely,
Williams Richard (Mr)
Fidelity Investments International

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