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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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • ltd@technologist.com

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM Mr. Charles" <cowboys@adams9.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: egcl@freeghana.com
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 09:22:26 -0700
Subject: INVEST IN AFRICAN

Dear Sir,


I am Mr. Charles Azubuike managing director of EMEGIFT COMPANY LIMITED in Ghana a citizen of Nigeria living in Ghana with all my family. Above named company is my. At the moment we deal on clotting. I am looking foreign investors who want to invest in Ghana or Nigeria. I have so many approved investments but need an investor who will make it real.

What African needs that will profit you as investor are.

Real Estate Development, Gold and Diamond Mining Development, Importation and Exportation including Agricultural Development, If you have any other investment you wish to open in African, do not hesitate to contacts me + 233 244 758 276 or email me at info-charles-eme-co-ltd@technologist.com

Please do not see this mail as scam as we do received a lot of scams email.

Under the law of our regulation, I have choosing to pert in handling any assistance you may need in time of proceeding and establishing your company in Africa, Ghana or Nigeria is among the best and easy. Let me know were I shall help.

I wait your response.

CHARLES AZUBUIKE
Managing Director Of
EMEGIFT COMPANY LIMITED

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