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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.
  • +447035974438 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Mark Pedro" <mpedro8727@msn.com>
Reply-To: <mrpedro2009@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:12:31 +0000
Subject: Call Me



5 Cannon St.London EC4M,5TA,UK,
www.fidelity-international.com
Fund Manager Fidelity International.

I am Mr.Mark Pedro,Fund 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 49.8million 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.Mean while,I have worked out all technicalities where the funds can be transfered without any hitch .Our sharing ratio will be 60-40.please call me for further Details below is Private Number.Tel:+447035974438

Tel:+447035974438
N/B:
Sincerely,
Mr.Mark Pedro

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