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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: Mr David wheeler <dav_wheel@msn.com>
Reply-To: <dd.wheeler42@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 05:38:02 +0000
Subject: Mail Offer.



Dear Friend, I work as the Head of Fund Manager Executive with Fidelity Investment UK,the World Leading Investment & Fund Management Institution based in UK/ChannelIsland. www.fidelity-international.com I have an Investor under my portfolio with a closing balance of $22.870m (USD) as his first initial deposit. This Investor died three years ago leaving no WILL or AUTHORIZATION for re-transfer of his Investment and its proceeds to the INHERITOR.I have personally carried out an Investigation on the subject matter that took me 12 months to finalize and was made to understand that the Family or Relatives of the Investor knows nothing about his Investment with Fidelity and none have any records of all his deposits and investment with us leaving an avenue for claiming of the said funds with its accrued interest on presentation of a trustworthy person that can stand as the INHERITOR to the deceased . If you are interested, I can present you as the INHERITOR with proper documentation that will qualify you to have the funds claimed and on doing this, our establishment will not question the release of the funds to you as I will make sure that we comply with the laid down rules and laws of claiming the Investment of a deceased Investor in our Establishment.Our sharing ratio will be 60:40.Please contact me for more detail breakdown if interested.Please Have this in mind that you have to come to our affiliated Offshore payment office to sign up documents for the transfering of the fund. Looking forward to hearing from you shortly. Sincerely.Mr. David wheeler.Fidelity Investments InternationalOakhill house,130 Tonbridge,Hildenborough. Kent TN119DZ,United Kingdom. 17/09/08

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