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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: Susan<Susan.xxl@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 10:52:02 GMT
Subject:

Achieve Financial Independence without the obligation to recruit !!!!



Hi Friend ,


I like to introduce my newest investment program, Reality Millions ("RM"). Here are some

of the strong points of this program:


*** RM is constructed and run totally outside of U.S. jurisdiction and has multiple

servers in different locations worldwide for extra security.


*** RM operates in a jurisdiction where it is 100% legal to manage private funds and

investments internationally.


*** The site is hosted through a professional anonymous hosting service.


*** RM has an additional "emergency" site, totally separate from the main site so they can

always be in contact with their members in case of hacker attacks, downtime,
etc.


*** RM has already been the subject of numerous hacker attempts and DDOS attacks, none of

which were successful and with minimal downtime.


*** RM guarantees your principal investments against loss.


*** RM uses ecurrencies (e-gold and INTGold, plus e-Bullion will be added in the near

future) but moves money out of their ecurrency accounts on a DAILY BASIS and does
not keep any substantial amount of funds in their ecurrency accounts (bank wires are also

available for funding and withdrawals).


*** RM has 1, 3, 6 and 12 month ventures available, with interest varying depending on the

length of the investment term chosen. (Each deposit is treated as a separate
venture.)


*** RM is well aware of the challenges this type of program faces regarding different

government views and has taken the appropriate precautions accordingly.


*** RM will accept new members for a period of one year from the date of launch (which was

July 2004). After this 1 year period, RM will work only with the current active
users for the next 2-3 years to assist members in reaching a position where they can

invest on their own and directly with the contacts RM invests with (including
assistance in setting up your own IBC).


*** RM's main goal is to teach their members to become independent business owners

managing their own investment portfolio without needing further assistance. By
following RM's investment strategy as outlined on the site, this can be accomplished with

a $49 initial deposit, which can turn into over $3 million dollars in approximately 4
years. This goal, of course, can be reached in a shorter time period depending on your

level of participation in the available investment vehicles. The more you invest (even if
it's only $10 or $20 at a time), the quicker you'll reach your goal.


*** RM is not an HYIP. This program offers much more than that -- RM offers true financial

independence.



http://realitymillions.better.ws


The site is full of information, and be sure to read the FAQ page. Just about every

question you would have has already been asked and answered either on the site itself,
the FAQ page, or in the forum. There are also several investment strategies listed to help

you out, including those starting out with limited funds. This program does pay
commissions on personal referrals so if you decide to participate .The cost is $49.00 to

get started, and you'll get that back in 6 months -- with interest.


http://realitymillions.better.ws

Regards

Susan




German: http://reality-millions.active.ws
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PS.: http://website.here.ws/

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