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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: "RODRIGUE JOHNSON" <RO_JOHNSON2@MYWAY.COM> (may be fake)
Reply-To: RO_JOHNSON3@MYWAY.COM
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 03:46:39 +0000
Subject: ASSISTANCE NEED !!

From: Aduana Royal Clan Ghana:

I am very pleased to contact you at this time of the day for urgent business
relationship. To begin with, let me introduce myself to you. I am Mr.
RODRIGUE JOHNSON from Aduana Royal Clan here in Ghana.The main reason why i
am contacting you is that the family have a lot of Alluvia gold which we
want to sale and invest the money in any viable business ventures, Please
kindly find us buyers and I will give you commission on any buyer that he/
she will buy some of our gold. Below is our price and prescriptions:
Type: Alluvia gold
Price: $7,000 per kilo
Quality: +22 carat
Please kindly note that, sample will be send across immediately for testing
upon request from any buyer. Hope to hear from you soonest and I will
appreciate your help and your kindness. Yours faithfully

RODRIGUE JOHNSON (For the Family)..

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