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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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: skylacky100@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 23:33:56 +0200
Subject: FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE/ASSYLUM


ATTN.SIR,
I AM DR.JOHN GRIGOROVIOU[GERMAN].I WAS IN CHARGE OF A SENSITIVE ENERGY POSITION IN GERMANY BUT I WAS RECENTLY GIVEN A SERIOUS CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.I HAD TO LEAVE GERMANY IMMEDIATELY WITH MY FAMILY BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF BEEN JAILED.PRESENTLY I AM IN GHANA[W.AFRICA] WITH MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN.
I HAVE THE SUM OF THIRTY-FIVE MILLION EURO WHICH I FEEL I CAN INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY.I HAVE NO PLAN TO ESTABLISH IN GHANA.WANT TO LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.ATTACHED HEREWITH IS THE PIC OF THE FUND IN QUESTION
CAN YOU ASSIST ME?YOU WILL BE COMPENSATED.
URGENT REPLY PLEASE.
REGARD,
DR.JOHN GRIGOROVIOU.

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