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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• 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.
  • +447045730267 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: john aggrey <j8ohnaggrey@msn.com>
Reply-To: <johnaggrey50@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 19:33:44 +0000
Subject: FROM: Mr. John Aggrey



Hello,


I am Mr. John Aggrey The Fund Manager of Fidelity Investment International. TheWorld Largest Fund Management Company with over US$1.2 Trillion CapitalInvestment Fund.


Neverthless,as The Fidelity Fund Manager, I handle all our Investor'sDirect Capital Funds and secretly extracted 1.2% Excess Maximum Return CapitalProfit (EMRCP) per annum on each of the Investor's Marginal Capital Fund. Asan expert, I have made over US$45, 745, 000, 00 from the Investor's EMRCPand hereby looking for someone to trust who will stand as an Investor to receivethe fund as Annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Marginal Capital Fund. All confirmable documents to back up the claims will be made available to youprior to your acceptance.


Meanwhile, I have worked out the modalities andtechnicalities whereby the funds can be claimed in any of our 6 Clearing Houseswithout any hitches. Our sharing ratio will be 60-40.Reach me by return mail ifyou are interested in this proposal so that I will give you relevant details. Sincerely.


John Aggrey
Fidelity Investments International
www.fidelity-international.com
Direct N0: + 447045730267

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