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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • primeexport@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Prime Export Ghana Limited" <primeexport@yahoo.com>
Date: 25 Mar 2007 19:07:39 +0200
Subject: AGENTS REQUIRED

X-Mailer: popper



Prime Export Ghana Limited
Plot 367 Spintex Road
Accra ,Ghana
Tel: +233 207 514 637
Fax :+233 207 514 638
Email: primeexport@sify.com

Dear Sir,
RE: PAYMENT AGENTS REQUIRED
We are a marketing and sales company here in Ghana and we mostly deal in Cocoa exportation to overseas companies for the productions of chocolates and bevrages. We presently have a lot of clients in your country who wants to send us payments but due to the fact that we are in developing country these payments sometimes take a very long time. Sometimes, some modes of payment available over there are not acceptable here. We are willing to consider you as our consultant who will help facilitate these payments and you will be earn 7% of such payments which you shall facilitate.

Kindly get back to us for further information via email: primeexport@sify.com

Yours faithfully,

Victor Akosombo.
MD/CEO.

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