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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.
  • +447045720578 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Robin Shepherd <shepherd_102@msn.com>
Reply-To: <robinshepherd_3@netzero.net>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 00:34:21 +0000
Subject: Fidelity Investments International





Fidelity Investments International
25 Cannon Street
London EC4M 5TA
United Kingdom.

This letter might surprise you because we have met neither in person nor by correspondence, but i believe it is one day that you got to know someone either physical or through correspondence.

I am Mr.Robin Shepherd, Associate Director of Fidelity Investment International. The World Largest Funds Management Company with over $1.2 Trillion Capital Investment Funds. Nevertheless, as Fidelity Associate Director, I handle all our Investor's Direct Capital Funds and secretly extract 1.2% Excess Maximum Return Capital Profit (EMRCP) per annum on each of the Investor's Magellan Capital Funds. As an expert, I have made over GBP 9.5m from the Investor's EMRCP and hereby looking for someone to trust who will stand as an Investor to receive the funds as Annual Investment Proceeds from Fidelity Magellan Capital Funds. You can view the site http://www.fidelity.co.uk/wealthmanager

I have determined to work this deal with you if you can do the business. If you can be trusted, you would then stand in to receive the funds as Annual Investment Proceeds from the Magellan Capital Funds as an Investor. If you are interested, please let me know for more discussion of this deal in further details. I am counting on your sense of confidentiality, as it is my desire that you keep this business to yourself. Thanks for your understanding co-operation. At the moment, I'm compelled not to issue more details about this business until your positive response is received.

All confirmable documents to back up the claims will be made available to you prior to your acceptance. Meanwhile, I have worked out the strategies and technicalities whereby the funds can be claimed in any of our 15 clearing Houses without any hitches.

Please take a moment of your time schedule to read this and send your response. Stay well and keep me posted. Thank you for your time and attention.

Sincerely,
Mr. Robin Shepherd
+44 704 572 0578

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